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Philip/Nick: Good to see that we've got this subject off our Chest(er)s. I really must get on with some work... Francis 'Mad' Herbert [log in to unmask] > -----Original Message----- > From: Philip Woodhall [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 18 October 2001 13:46 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Chester acres > > 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