Just to complete the picture Irish Acres were a lot larger than statute ones: 1 Acre Irish = 1.619835 Statute acres Christopher Richards ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Barton" <bartonlander@free.net.nz> To: <OLD-ENGLISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [OEL] Acres, roods and perches > Rods, poles and perches are alternative names for 5 1/2 yards. So here it > is > apparently square perches. > Long measure: > 3 barleycorns = 1 inch > 4 inches = 1 hand > 12 inches = 1 foot > 3 feet = 1 yard > 5 1/2 yards = 1 rod, pole, or perch > 40 poles (220 yards) = 1 furlong > 8 furlongs (1760 yards) = 1 mile > 3 miles = 1 league > > In surveying: > 100 links = 1 chain (22 yards) > 10 chains = 1 furlong > Nautical: > 6 feet = 1 fathom > 6080 feet or 1.1516 statute miles = 1 nautical mile. > A knot is not a measure, but a speed of 1 nautical mile per hour. > Area: > 144 square inches = 1 square foot > 9 square feet = 1 square yard > 30 1/4 square yards = 1 square pole > 40 square poles = 1 rood > 4 roods = 1 acre (4840 square yards) > 640 acres = 1 square mile. > 6 feet = 1 fathom > > John Barton > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <YeagerLA@aol.com> > To: <OLD-ENGLISH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 7:58 AM > Subject: [OEL] Acres, roods and perches > > >> Hi >> Apologies for this - I'm sure this has been asked and answered before but >> being a dunce I can't seem to work out how to search the archives - I > can't even >> find the mailing list on Rootsweb's main site! >> I'm transcribing an 1807 Enclosure Award and have allotments such as 29a > 7r >> 38p >> but have no idea how many 'p's in an 'r' and similarly how many 'r's in >> an >> 'a'! >> I've Googled it but every site I visit seems to give me a different > answer. >> Some even say a perch is the same as a rood or is it a rod? >> Can anyone help me? >> Many thanks >> All the best >> Leigh Driver >> >> >> ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== >> OLD-ENGLISH Web Page >> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ >> >> > > > > ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE from list mode -- > Send the one word UNSUBSCRIBE to > OLD-ENGLISH-L-request@rootsweb.com > > >