God's little hectare

[stripee]

Today I read the word "acre" is no longer to be used from 2010 in the UK, replaced by "hectare" - which sounds French to me. Anyone have more sayings using the word "acre"? Or other obsolete measurements? I'm a bit sad about this although have become used to buying in kilos and metres

[Paul mabbott]

Hectare is the metric equivalent and has been used by scientists &c for many years. I've never really worked out what an acre is but hectare is easy = half a football pitch!

Originally Posted by stripee

Today I read the word "acre" is no longer to be used from 2010 in the UK, replaced by "hectare" - which sounds French to me. Anyone have more sayings using the word "acre"? Or other obsolete measurements? I'm a bit sad about this although have become used to buying in kilos and metres

[Hobjob]

Originally Posted by Paul mabbott

Hectare is the metric equivalent and has been used by scientists &c for many years. I've never really worked out what an acre is but hectare is easy = half a football pitch!

Other way round I think.

A hectare is almost the same size as a m0ximum sized football pitch (there is no set size, though I think professional clubs have to reach a minmum too - not checked that)

An acres - 0.4 hectare

I hectare = 10,00 sq metres

Acre = 4 roods = 10 sq chains = 4840 sq yards = 160 sq poles = Statute acre
(there are Irish and Welsh acres which were different, and a Saxon acre or "customary" which was different again).

The decimal system does have a lot going for it !!

[djackso]

Pooh's "40.468 Hectare Wood".

[Paul mabbott]

.... and that's why I stick to square kilometres!

Originally Posted by Hobjob

Other way round I think.

A hectare is almost the same size as a m0ximum sized football pitch (there is no set size, though I think professional clubs have to reach a minmum too - not checked that)

An acres - 0.4 hectare

I hectare = 10,00 sq metres

Acre = 4 roods = 10 sq chains = 4840 sq yards = 160 sq poles = Statute acre
(there are Irish and Welsh acres which were different, and a Saxon acre or "customary" which was different again).

The decimal system does have a lot going for it !!