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Poles A Pole is 5 yards 18 inches long (51/2 yards) A Chain is 4 Poles or 22 yards A Furlong is 10 Chains or 220 yards (the word furlong comes from Furrowlong the length a team of oxen could pull a plough before resting) An Acre is a Furlong in length by a Chain wide (220 yards X 22 yards or 4840 sq yards) A Statute Mile is 8 Furlongs
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