What is the relation between square poles and roods?

One square pole equals 0.025 rood, making the conversion straightforward using this fixed factor.

Where are square poles and roods commonly used?

These units appear mostly in historical land surveys, property deeds, and cadastral records in the UK, US, and former British territories.

Can I use this converter for modern land measurement?

It is mostly useful for historical or legal contexts; modern land measurement typically uses metric units.

How to Convert from Square Pole to Rood

Convert area values from square poles to roods with this easy-to-use unit converter focused on historical imperial units used in land measurement.

Square pole

Rood

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Square pole to Rood Conversion Table

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Square pole to Rood Conversion Table
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What Is This Tool?

This converter helps you transform area measurements from square poles to roods, two traditional imperial units commonly encountered in historical land records.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the area value in square poles into the input field.
Select 'square pole' as the source unit and 'rood' as the target unit.
Click the convert button to get the corresponding area in roods.

Key Features

Supports conversion between square poles and roods, traditional units for land area.
Provides easy calculation based on a fixed conversion rate.
Useful for interpreting historic deeds, surveys, and cadastral maps.
Browser-based and simple to operate without needing special software.

Examples

4 square poles convert to 0.1 rood by multiplying 4 by 0.025.
20 square poles equal 0.5 rood using the conversion factor 0.025.

Common Use Cases

Describing small land parcels in historical UK and US land deeds.
Interpreting old cadastral surveys and maps that use these imperial units.
Converting legacy land measurements for redevelopment or environmental assessments.

Tips & Best Practices

Double-check the units in original documents before converting.
Use this tool primarily for historical or legal land measurement interpretation.
Be cautious when converting results into metric units due to potential precision differences.

Limitations

Both units are historical and not part of the modern metric system.
Conversions might not match perfectly with contemporary measurements.
Not recommended for precise scientific or official metric conversions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the relation between square poles and roods?: One square pole equals 0.025 rood, making the conversion straightforward using this fixed factor.
Where are square poles and roods commonly used?: These units appear mostly in historical land surveys, property deeds, and cadastral records in the UK, US, and former British territories.
Can I use this converter for modern land measurement?: It is mostly useful for historical or legal contexts; modern land measurement typically uses metric units.

Key Terminology

Square Pole: An imperial area unit equal to the area of a square one pole on each side, approximately 272.25 square feet or 1/160 of an acre.
Rood: A traditional British unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre, mainly used in historical land measurement.

Quick Knowledge Check

What is one square pole equal to in roods?

0.1 rood

0.025 rood

0.5 rood

Which context mainly uses roods and square poles?

Modern farming metrics

Historical land surveys

Construction engineering

What area unit is a rood directly related to?

One quarter of an acre

One twentieth of an acre

One acre

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