This calculator allows you to convert from Barleycorn to Chain and in a reverse direction. To convert from Barleycorn to Chain, enter the amount of Barleycorn into the first input and to convert from Chain to Barleycorn, enter the amount of Chain into the second input.
1 Barleycorn = 0.00042087542087543 Chain
To convert Barleycorn to Chain: Every 1 Barleycorn equals 0.00042087542087543 Chain. For example, 100 Barleycorn equal 100 * 0.00042087542087543 = 0.042087542087543 Chain and so on..
Barleycorn to Meter | Barleycorn to Foot | Barleycorn to Centimeter | Barleycorn to Inch | Barleycorn to Kilometer | Barleycorn to Mile | Barleycorn to Millimeter | Barleycorn to Yard | Barleycorn to Micrometer |What is the barleycorn?
Barleycorn is a small unit of length in the English system. Its mainly used in shoe sizes in some English countries. It equals 1⁄3 of an inch.
What is the chain?
The chain is a unit of length. It equals 66 feet. The chain was first introduced between 1579 and 1607.
Several countries have used chain for several centuries especially in England. Note that there are 80 chains in one mile.
The main use of the chain is in laying out US townships. Official governments must use US survey chain to do surveys according to the federal law passed in 1785.
