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Long Reed

The long reed is an old English unit of length used primarily in measuring land, especially in agriculture and surveying. It is traditionally equal to 16.5 feet or 5.03 meters.

The long reed was used alongside other units like the rod, pole, and perch, often interchangeably, to measure distances and plot boundaries.

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  1 long reed = 16.5 feet ≈ 5.03 meters

  
  
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  Used historically in land measurement and agriculture

  
  
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  Equivalent or similar to the rod, pole, or perch

  
  
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  Important in English customary measurement systems

  
  

Though obsolete now, the long reed is part of the rich history of traditional English measurement units.

Barleycorn

A barleycorn is an old English unit of length, traditionally based on the length of a grain of barley. It is defined as exactly 1/3 of an inch or approximately 8.47 millimeters.

Historically, the barleycorn was used for measuring small lengths and was also the basis for the inch, which was originally considered to be three barleycorns long. It played a role in various traditional measurements, including shoe sizing in English-speaking countries, where shoe sizes were sometimes expressed in barleycorn units.

Although obsolete as a formal unit, the barleycorn remains culturally significant, especially in shoe sizing systems.

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  1 barleycorn = 1/3 inch ≈ 8.47 mm

  
  
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  Based on the length of a grain of barley

  
  
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  Used historically in small measurements and shoe sizing

  
  
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  Mostly of historical and cultural interest today