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Rood is an English unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre [2] or 10,890 square feet, exactly 1,011.7141056 m 2. A rectangle that is one furlong (i.e., 10 chains, or 40 rods) in length and one rod in width is one rood in area, as is any space comprising 40 perches (a perch being one square rod).
The 'perfect acre' [2] is a rectangular area of 43,560 square feet, bounded by sides 660 feet (a furlong) long and 66 feet (a chain) wide (220 yards by 22 yards) or, equivalently, 40 rods by 4 rods. An acre is therefore 160 square rods or 10 square chains. The name perch derives from the Ancient Roman unit, the pertica.
This was standardised to be exactly 40 rods or 10 chains. An acre was the amount of land tillable by one man behind one team of eight oxen in one day. Traditional acres were long and narrow due to the difficulty in turning the plough and the value of river front access. An oxgang was the amount of land tillable by one ox in a ploughing season ...
The Legacy at Colonial will include single-family homes, a senior living complex, multi-family housing and office and commercial space.
40 rods by 4 rods, 160 rods 2 (historically fencing was often sold in 40 rod lengths [49]) 1 ⁄ 640 (0.0015625) square mile (1 square mile is equal to 640 acres) Perhaps the easiest way for US residents to envision an acre is as a rectangle measuring 88 yards by 55 yards ( 1 ⁄ 10 of 880 yards by 1 ⁄ 16 of 880 yards), about 9 ⁄ 10 the ...
The Spruce Creek Rod and Gun Club is a historic, American clubhouse and associated outbuilding complex that is located in Franklin Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
One of several Tazewell County homes on the market for $1 million or more, this Groveland home has been compared to a private country club. 'Own private country club': $1.6 million home features ...
Rod Stewart had decided to get rid himself of a few of his most prized "works of art.". On Wednesday, Nov. 14, the British singer, 79, revealed in an Instagram post that he would be giving up his ...