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Chain - traditional surveying length unit
Chain is a historical unit used in land surveying, specifically Gunter’s chain. Used on cadastral maps and by railways and surveyors across the English-speaking world.
- Symbols: ch (common)
- System: Imperial/US customary (historic surveying)
- Exact relations: 1 chain = 66 ft = 22 yd = 4 rods = 100 links = 1/80 mile; 10 chains = 1 furlong
- Metric equivalents: 1 chain = 20.1168 m (exact)
- Typical examples: UK railway distances recorded in miles and chains; a cricket pitch length is 1 chain (22 yd)
Link - traditional surveying length unit
Link is a historical unit used in land surveying as 1/100 of a Gunter’s chain. Used on cadastral maps, field books, and deeds throughout the English-speaking world.
- Symbols: l, lk, or lnk (varies)
- System: Imperial/US customary (historic surveying)
- Exact relations: 1 link = 1/100 chain = 1/25 rod = 0.66 ft = 7.92 in
- Metric equivalents: 1 link = 0.201168 m (exact); 100 links = 20.1168 m (1 chain)
- Typical examples: parcel frontage like “12 ch 37 lks”; old plats listing sides in chains and links