Roman feet (about 1,260 square metres) God's Acre – a synonym for a churchyard. Long acre the grass strip on either side of a road that may be used for illicit grazing. Town acre was a term used in early 19th century in the planning of towns on a grid plan, such as Adelaide, South Australia and Wellington, New Plymouth and Nelson in New Zealand. The land was divided into plots of an Imperial acre, and these became known as town acres. See also Acre-foot – used in US to measure a large water volume Anthropic units Conversion of units French arpent – used in Louisiana to measure length and area Jugerum a Morgen ("morning") of land is normally of a Tagwerk ("day work") of ploughing with an ox Public Land Survey System Quarter acre Section (United States land surveying) Spanish customary units Notes References External links The Units of Measurement Regulations 1995 (United Kingdom) Customary units of measurement in the United States Imperial units Surveying Units of area