Convert Virgate to Acre
Convert virgates to acres instantly. 1 virgate = 30.0000759424 acre — use the live calculator, the exact formula, a conversion table and worked examples. Also check the Acre to Virgate converter for the reverse conversion.
Units explained
Virgate
A virgate (or yardland) was a medieval English unit of land area equal to approximately 121,406 m² (about 30 acres or 1/4 of a carucate).
Defined as 1/4 of a carucate, equivalent to two oxgangs. Considered the standard amount of land a free peasant family could farm.
Virgates appear in medieval English manor records and Domesday Book. The unit was widely used for taxation and feudal land grants. Obsolete by the late medieval period.
Anglo-Saxon English origin; obsolete by late medieval period.
Acre
An acre is an imperial unit of area equal to exactly 4046.8564224 m². It is the most widely used non-metric unit for land area, particularly in the US, UK, and India.
Originally defined in medieval England as the area one yoke of oxen could plow in a day, approximately 40 perches by 4 perches. Standardized via the 1959 International Yard and Pound Agreement.
Acres are the standard land measurement unit in the US (real estate, agriculture), the UK (rural property), and widely used in India (alongside hectares and traditional regional units). 1 acre = 4840 sq yd = 43,560 sq ft = 0.4047 hectare.
Medieval English farming origin; modern exact value standardized in 1959.
Virgate to Acre conversion formula
The relationship between virgates and acres:
To convert virgates to acres, multiply the value in virgates by 30.0000759424. To reverse, multiply acres by 0.033333249.
How to use this converter
Type a value into the calculator. The result in acres updates as you type. Tap a quick value, copy the result with one click, or use the swap arrow to jump straight to the Acre to Virgate converter for the reverse direction.
Step-by-step: convert virgates to acres
- Write down the value in virgates ().
- Multiply that value by the factor 30.0000759424.
- The product is the equivalent value in acres (ac).
- To reverse, multiply the acre value by 0.033333249.
Worked examples
Example 1 — Convert 1 to ac:
1 × 30.0000759424 = 30.0000759424 ac
Example 2 — Convert 100 to ac:
100 × 30.0000759424 = 3000.0075942403 ac
Virgate to Acre conversion table
Standard reference values for converting virgates to acres:
| Virgate [] | Acre [ac] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.3000007594 |
| 0.1 | 3.0000075942 |
| 1 | 30.0000759424 |
| 2 | 60.0001518848 |
| 3 | 90.0002278272 |
| 4 | 120.0003037696 |
| 5 | 150.000379712 |
| 10 | 300.000759424 |
| 20 | 600.0015188481 |
| 30 | 900.0022782721 |
| 40 | 1200.0030376961 |
| 50 | 1500.0037971201 |
| 100 | 3000.0075942403 |
| 500 | 15000.0379712013 |
| 1000 | 30000.0759424027 |
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Sources & references
Conversion factor (1 = 30.0000759424 ac) verified against the following authoritative sources:
- BIPM — The International System of Units (SI Brochure 9th ed.)
Official BIPM publication defining the seven SI base units (including the meter) and the rules for their use. The global authority on units of measurement.
- NIST — Guide to the SI
US National Institute of Standards and Technology reference covering the SI base and derived units with definitions and usage rules for US technical practice.
- NIST Special Publication 811 — Guide for the Use of the International System of Units
Detailed NIST guide covering exact conversion factors between SI and US customary units along with formatting and rounding conventions.
- NIST — Refinement of values for the yard and pound (Federal Register 1959)
The treaty (signed by US
- International Hydrographic Organization — Resolution on the Nautical Mile
International authority that standardised the nautical mile at exactly 1852 m in 1929 — the value adopted worldwide for sea and air navigation.