{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/units-of-measurement-regulations-1995/schedule",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/units-of-measurement-regulations-1995/schedule.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1804",
  "legislation_title": "The Units of Measurement Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/units-of-measurement-regulations-1995",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "RELEVANT IMPERIAL UNITS, CORRESPONDING METRIC UNITS AND METRIC EQUIVALENTS",
  "text": "Relevant imperial unit\nCorresponding metric unit\nMetric equivalent\nLength\ninch\ncentimetre\n2.54 centimetres\nhand\nmetre\n0.1016 metre\nfoot\nmetre\n0.3048 metre\nyard\nmetre\n0.9144 metre\nfathom\nmetre\n1.8288 metres\nchain\nmetre,\n20.1168 metres\nfurlong\nkilometre\n0.201168 kilometre\nmile\nkilometre\n1.609344 kilometres\nnautical mile (UK)\nmetre\n1853 metres\nArea\nsquare inch\nsquare centimetre\n6.4516 square centimetres\nsquare foot\nsquare metre\n0.09290304 square metre\nsquare yard\nsquare metre\n0.83612736 square metre\nrood\nsquare metre\n1011.7141056 square metres\nacre\nsquare metre\n4046.8564224 square metres\nsquare mile\nsquare kilometre\n2.589988110336 square kilometres\nCapacity\nfluid ounce\nmillilitre\n28.4130625 millilitres\ngill\nlitre\n0.1420653125 litre\npint\nlitre\n0.56826125 litre\nquart\nlitre\n1.1365225 litres\ngallon\nlitre\n4.54609 litres\nPressure\ninch of water\npascal\n249.08891 pascals\nMass\ngrain\ngram\n0.06479891 gram\ndram\ngram\n1.7718451953125 grams\nounce (avoirdupois)\ngram\n28.349523125 grams\ntroy ounce\ngram\n31.1034768 grams\npound\nkilogram\n0.45359237 kilogram\nstone\nkilogram,\n6.35029318 kilograms\nquarter\nkilogram\n12.70058636 kilograms\ncental\nkilogram\n45.359237 kilograms\nhundredweight\nkilogram,\n50.80234544 kilograms\nton\ntonne\n1.0160469088 tonnes\nForce\npound-force\nnewton\n4.4482216152605 newtons\nton-force\nkilonewton\n9.96401641818352 kilonewtons\nVolume\ncubic inch\ncubic centimetre\n16.387064 cubic centimetres\ncran\ncubic decimetre\n170.478375 cubic decimetres\ncubic foot\ncubic metre\n0.028316846592 cubic metre\nbushel\ncubic metre\n0.03636872 cubic metre\ncubic yard\ncubic metre\n0.764554857984 cubic metre\nPower\nhorsepower\nkilowatt\n0.74569987158227022 kilowatt\nTemperature\ndegree Fahrenheit\ndegree Celsius\n[See regulation 3(4)]\nEnergy\nfoot pound-force\njoule\n1.3558179483314004 joules\nBritish thermal unit\nkilojoule\n1.05505585257348 kilojoules\ntherm\nmegajoule\n105.505585257348 megajoules\nIlluminance\nfoot candle\nlux\n10.763910416709 lux\nSpeed\nknot (UK)\nmetres per second\n0.51477 metres per second",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1804/schedule",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:05:44.007480+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}