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Quick Reference

1 Barleycorn = 0.037183 Span

1 Span = 26.8941 Barleycorn

Barleycorn to Span Conversion Formula

To convert Barleycorn to Span, multiply by 0.037183.

Span = Barleycorn × 0.037183

Barleycorn = Span × 26.8941

To convert Span back to Barleycorn, divide by 0.037183 (or multiply by 26.8941).

About These Units

About Barleycorn

The Barleycorn is an old English unit of length. The custom of using seeds as units of length or weight is very common in farming societies. In Anglo-Saxon England, where barley was a basic crop, barleycorns played this traditional role. The weight of a barleycorn, later renamed the grain, is the original basis of all English weight systems including the older troy system and the later avoirdupois system. As a length unit, 3 barleycorns were equal to the Saxon ynce (inch). The English foot was actually defined as 12 of these ynces, that is, as 36 barleycorns.

About Span

Span is the width of a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the pinky finger.

Barleycorn to Span Conversion Table

Barleycorn	Span	Span	Barleycorn
0.1	3.718e-3	0.1	2.6894
0.5	0.018591	0.5	13.4471
1	0.037183	1	26.8941
2	0.074366	2	53.7882
5	0.185914	5	134.4706
10	0.371829	10	268.9412
20	0.743657	20	537.8824
25	0.929571	25	672.3529
50	1.8591	50	1344.71
100	3.7183	100	2689.41
250	9.2957	250	6723.53
500	18.5914	500	13447.06
1000	37.1829	1000	26894.12

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