Acre

:This article is about the unit of measure known as the acre. For other definitions, see Acre (disambiguation).

History

The acre was selected as approximately the amount of land tillable by one man behind an ox in one day. This explains its rectangular definition one-chain by one-furlong parcel of land; a long narrow strip of land is more efficient to plough than a square plot, since the plough does not have to be turned so often. Statutory values were enacted in England by acts of

Related Topics:
Ox - Day - Chain - Furlong

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• Edward I,
• Edward III,
• Henry VIII,
• George IV and
• Victoria - the British "Weights and Measures Act" of 1878 defined it as containing 4840 square yards.