Nick Millea wrote:
> Dear Lis-mappers,
>
> Anyone ever come across "Chester Acres"? We've unearthed an
> estate map, possibly late C17, geographical location unclear
> (due to the poor state of repair of the map). There is a linear
> scale bar though, which appears to indicate that the scale is
> measured in Chester Acres.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Nick
>
Hello Nick,
There is a reference to a Cheshire acre in the book
"Agrarian landscape terms ..." by I.H.Adams, London: Institute of
British Geographers, 1976. It describes it as based on a pole of 8
yards, or 4 yards giving an acreage of 10,240 sq. yards. It seems to
have been used in Cheshire, Stafford, and parts of Wales.
Hope this helps.
Philip.
P.A.Woodhall
Map Library,NLS,
Edinburgh
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