Acre (Cheshire)

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A Cheshire acre is a unit of area historically used in the English 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 larger than a standard acre.

Whereas a one-acre area ten times as long as wide would have dimensions of 66 by 660 feet (20 m × 201 m), the Cheshire acre of that shape would have dimensions of 96 by 960 feet (29 m × 293 m).

References

  1. Holland, Robert (1886). "A glossary of words used in the County of Chester". p. 3. Retrieved 2025-09-15 via Internet Archive.