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An '''Cheshire acre''' is a [[Units of measurement|unit]] of [[area]] historically used in the County of [[Cheshire]].<ref>[http://www.archive.org/details/glossaryofwordsu16holluoft] Holland, Robert, ''A glossary of words used in the County of Chester'', 1886, p. 3.</ref>
A '''Cheshire acre''' is a [[Units of measurement|unit]] of [[area]] historically used in the County of [[Cheshire]].<ref>[https://archive.org/details/glossaryofwordsu16holluoft] Holland, Robert, ''A glossary of words used in the County of Chester'', 1886, p. 3.</ref>


One Cheshire acre is equal to about 2.12 ({{frac|256|121}}) [[acre]]s, 10,240 [[square yard]]s, or 92,160 [[square feet]].
One Cheshire acre amounts to 10,240 [[square yard]]s, or 92,160 [[square feet]] whereas a standard [[acre]] amounts to 4,840 square yards or 43,560 square feet. Thus a Cheshire acre is about 2.12 times or, expressed as a vulgar fraction {{frac|256|121}} times, larger than a standard acre.


Whereas a one-acre area ten times as long as wide would have dimensions of 66 [[Foot (length)|feet]] × 660 feet, the Cheshire acre of that shape would have dimensions of 96 feet × 960 feet.
Whereas a one-acre area ten times as long as wide would have dimensions of 66 [[Foot (length)|feet]] × 660 feet, the Cheshire acre of that shape would have dimensions of 96 feet × 960 feet.
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Latest revision as of 14:00, 22 May 2021

A Cheshire acre is a unit of area historically used in the County of Cheshire.[1]

One Cheshire acre amounts to 10,240 square yards, or 92,160 square feet whereas a standard acre amounts to 4,840 square yards or 43,560 square feet. Thus a Cheshire acre is about 2.12 times or, expressed as a vulgar fraction 256121 times, larger than a standard acre.

Whereas a one-acre area ten times as long as wide would have dimensions of 66 feet × 660 feet, the Cheshire acre of that shape would have dimensions of 96 feet × 960 feet.

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  1. ^ [1] Holland, Robert, A glossary of words used in the County of Chester, 1886, p. 3.