Convert Imperial Units To Meters
To convert imperial units to meters you can use our multi-unit converter to select the unit to convert and the amount to be converted by selecting the unit from the drop down and entering the amount in the box below. Additionally you can convert from meters by entering the amount in the meters box.
Imperial Units Background
Imperial units are a system of units defined by the Weight and Measures Act of 1824 in the United Kingdom, these were later refined in 1959 (as were US Customary units hence the use of the term Imperial Units in the US as the 1959 revision eradicated a number of the differences between the two systems).
US Customary units were based on English units at the time of US independence and hence had many slight differences in definitions from imperial units.
Imperial units were used across the British Empire and hence most English speaking countries used this system at one time or another, though all have now adopted the metric system, with only Canada still legally allowing the use of imperial units, although they have officially adopted metric units.
Imperial Length Units To Meters Converters
| Inches | Feet | Yards |
| Furlongs | Miles | Chains |
| Links | Rods/Poles/Perches | Hands |
| Fathoms | Nautical Miles | Cables |
1 Meter Expressed In Imperial Units
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Imperial Units Expressed As Meters
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