I have seen this land measure as late as the late 18 C (Cary
perhaps?) used in both Lancs. and Cheshire - no doubt related to
the Cheshire mile.
Have you checked the Victoria County Historys? There were recent
ones pub. for Cheshire I believe.
I'll keep looking,
Iain Taylor
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
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