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==Statute Mile==
==Statute Mile==
In the reign of Queen [[Elizabeth I]] of [[England]], the mile was decreed by a Statute of Parliament to be 5280 feet long or 320 rods and is therefore known as a '''statute mile'''. This measure is still used mainly in the USA and UK.
In the reign of Queen [[Elizabeth I]] of [[England]], the mile was decreed by a Statute of Parliament to be 5280 feet long or 320 rods and is therefore known as a '''statute mile'''.<ref>http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/custom.html</ref> This measure is still used mainly in the USA and UK.
The '''international statute mile''' was defined in 1960 as being 1760 yards (or 1,609.344 metres) long with one inch (1/36 yard) being set at exactly 25.4 millimetres. This means that 1 metre is 39.3700787 inches.
The '''international statute mile''' was defined in 1960 as being 1760 yards (or 1,609.344 metres) long with one inch (1/36 yard) being set at exactly 25.4 millimetres. This means that 1 metre is 39.3700787 inches.