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Perch (square perch, square rod, pole, lug) - traditional land area
Perch is a historical Imperial/US customary unit of area equal to one square rod. Used in older cadastral records and property descriptions alongside roods and acres.
- Symbol: none standardized (written as “perch”, “sq perch”, or “square rod”)
- System: Imperial/US customary (historic)
- Exact relations: 1 perch = 1 square rod = (16.5 ft)² = 272.25 ft² = (5.0292 m)² = 25.29285264 m²
- Other relations: 40 perches = 1 rood; 160 perches = 1 acre; 16 perches = 1 square chai
- Typical examples: plot descriptions such as “2 roods 13 perches”; 19th-century deeds and survey plans
Square yard (yd²) - Imperial/US area unit
Square yard is an Imperial/US customary unit of area equal to a square 1 yard on a side. Used for land parcels, textiles, and construction takeoffs.
- Symbol: yd²
- System: Imperial/US customary
- Exact relations: 1 yd² = 9 ft² = 1296 in² = (0.9144 m)² = 0.83612736 m² (exact)
- Other relations: 1 m² ≈ 1.19599005 yd²
- Typical examples: fabric sold by the square yard; lawn and paving area estimates; roofing takeoffs