2007-09-07 11:07:01 · 22 answers · asked by micky m 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
The original measurement was the area that two oxen could plough in an hour
2007-09-07 21:42:55 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Fox 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
An acre is one chain by one furlong, 66 ft x 660 ft or any shaped parcel of land with the same square footage (43,560 sq ft).
2007-09-09 16:44:11 · answer #2 · answered by Judy B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acres: A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries
2007-09-07 18:11:46 · answer #3 · answered by frogg135 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
We have an acre of ground and it is 208x208x208x208 feet a square
2007-09-07 18:24:56 · answer #4 · answered by llittle mama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One acre is 90.75 yards of a 53.33-yard-wide American football field. The full field, including the end zones, covers approximately 1.32 acres.
2007-09-07 18:15:04 · answer #5 · answered by tlw733 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Big, about the size of a football field, more than enough room to mess about on!
2007-09-07 19:26:30 · answer #6 · answered by The Darkened Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
43,560 square feet or 4,480 square yards or a strip of land 1 inch wide by 99 miles long.
2007-09-08 10:04:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The size of a football pitch
2007-09-08 03:48:18 · answer #8 · answered by Gender Bender 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
160 sq rods=1 acre.640 acres=1 sq mile.1 sq mile=2.590sq
kilometers.4.840 sq yardsHoped that helped.
2007-09-07 18:23:36 · answer #9 · answered by angler 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some oxen Mr.Fox!! It was actually thought to be the area that one horse could plough in a day!
2007-09-08 10:52:31 · answer #10 · answered by mactheboat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋