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English unit of measurement

historical units of measurement used in England up to 1826, when they were replaced by Imperial units
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English unit of measurement

Summary

English unit of measurement is a system of units[1]. It draws 360 Wikipedia views per month (system_of_units category, ranking #7 of 32).[2]

Key Facts

  • English unit of measurement's instance of is recorded as system of units[3].
  • English unit of measurement's subclass of is recorded as unit of measurement[4].
  • English unit of measurement's part of is recorded as Imperial and US customary measurement systems[5].
  • English unit of measurement's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06x875[6].
  • English unit of measurement's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Imperial units[7].
  • English unit of measurement's replaced by is recorded as imperial system of units[8].
  • English unit of measurement's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1232bwrl[9].
  • English unit of measurement's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 133863418[10].

Why It Matters

English unit of measurement draws 360 Wikipedia views per month (system_of_units category, ranking #7 of 32).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Imperial units
    Replaced by → —
    Aliases → —
    Part of → Imperial and US customary measurement systems
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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