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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Marmaduke on August 14, 2006, 15:31

Title: How big is a pole?
Post by: Marmaduke on August 14, 2006, 15:31

What is a pole in allotment terms?  I have seen it mentioned several times in relation to the size of plot.  We measured our plot at the weekend and it was 11m x 20m.  How many poles is that?

Title: How big is a pole?
Post by: mellowmick on August 14, 2006, 15:36

Rods, poles, perches and roods were all rather confused. They could all be a measure of length (5.5 yards). Rods, poles and perches could also be a measure of area (5.5 yards square, or 30.25 square yards). I make yours 8.7 poles. Anyone else for a go :?:

Title: How big is a pole?
Post by: Eristic on August 14, 2006, 15:37

A pole as a unit of measure may be linear or square. Eiter way, it is 5.5 yards in length or 5.5 yd x 5.5yd square.

Your plot would be about 4 poles.

There are 160 poles to the acre.

4 poles length = 1 chain = 1 cricket pitch

Title: How big is a pole?
Post by: Marmaduke on August 14, 2006, 16:04

Is it an English measurement and that's why I don't know it?  Or is it a secret allotment measurement and I haven't been properly initiated in to the brotherhood?

Title: Measurements!
Post by: Oliver on August 14, 2006, 16:41

Quote from: "Marmaduke"

Is it an English measurement and that's why I don't know it?  Or is it a secret allotment measurement and I haven't been properly initiated in to the brotherhood?

Are you not English Marmeduke? Just curious.
Rod pole and perch were (are) all the same: six inches! Now that's english for you.
Take a look at this site for an interesting read:
Units of Measurement (http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/units/length.htm)
or this one if you really want to be confused! Google again - amazing what's 'out there'!
LINK (http://)Chains!! (http://www.baronage.co.uk/bphtm-02/moa-10.html)

Title: How big is a pole?
Post by: Marmaduke on August 15, 2006, 13:48

I will have lived in England seven years at the end of the month.  I haven't completely converted to Englishness yet but I am slowly getting there.

Title: How big is a pole?
Post by: mellowmick on August 15, 2006, 14:20

What a pity. :wink:

Title: Converting to englishness!
Post by: Oliver on August 15, 2006, 21:35

Quote from: "mellowmick"

What a pity. :wink:

Presume you are a Scot Mellowmick! This can be taken two ways, but perhaps I won't go there as I am a foreign cat! Clue: grandfather was from across the border :)

Title: How big is a pole?
Post by: mellowmick on August 16, 2006, 08:36

Just punning with Marmaduke. I'm actually the 5th generation to have lived in Dundee but was born in Norfolk!

Title: How big is a pole?
Post by: Marmaduke on August 16, 2006, 11:08

I have told my husband that I might love him more if he had a scottish accent.