Read through more than two hundred snippets of information extracted mainly from Sheffield and Derbyshire newspapers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. More being added every month.

 Note about measurements.

Length

1 rod = 5½ yards

4 rods = 1 chain (=22 yards)

10 chains = 1 furlong (=220 yards)

8 furlongs = 1 mile (=1760 yards)

Area

"a, r, p" figures refer to (a)cres, (r)oods* and (p)erches.

40 perches = 1 rood

4 roods = 1 acre

640 acres = 1 square mile

Think of a perch as 1 rod x 1 rod (5½ yards x 5½ yards = 30¼ square yards)

Think of a rood as 1 furlong x 1 rod (220 yards x 5½ yards = 1210 square yards)

Think of an acre as 1 furlong x 1 chain (220 yards x 22 yards = 4840 square yards)

*Confusingly, roods are also sometimes called rods.

Weight

Unit                  Abbreviation         in Pounds

grain                 gr                        1/7000

dram                 dr                        1/256

ounce                oz                        1/16

pound                lb                        1

stone                 st                        14

quarter              qtr                       28

hundredweight   cwt                      112

ton                    t                          2240