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Search World Wide Words. Weights and Measures. Print Email this Page. Measurements Distance length, height or width The standard linear measure in the Imperial system was the mile, which was divided into furlongs, chains, yards, feet and inches. Many maps use land surveyors' measures of distance in their scales.
Area There were a wide variety of traditional measurements of land used into the seventeenth century. They do not have absolute quantities, but can be measured against each other: Measure Equivalent 1 acre The area that could be ploughed by a team of eight oxen in one day 1 hide The area deemed to be able to support a typical peasant family, ploughed in a year by a team of eight oxen.
Nominally acres, although the actual area varied. Also called among other names a carucate or a ploughland A hide was made up of 8 oxgangs or bovates, or 4 virgates In this rental from the parish of Cromwell, meadow ground is given in acres, but arable land which had to be ploughed in oxgangs.
Detail from Cromwell rental, Ne A 54 - 'Oxgangs of arrable' The standard area measure in the Imperial system was the acre, which was divided into roods and perches. Detail from Cromwell rental, Ne A 54 - 'Meddow the whole rent' Metric measurements are as follows: Measure Equivalent square millimetres sq.
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