How to convert barleycorns to spans (cloth)
1 barleycorn is equal to 0.03703703704 spans (cloth), and 1 span (cloth) is equal to 27 barleycorns. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
spans (cloth) = barleycorns × 0.03703703704
spans (cloth) = barleycorns ÷ 27Example: convert 15 barleycorn to span: 15 × 0.03703703704 = 0.5555555556 span.
Barleycorn to Span (cloth) conversion table
| Barleycorn (barleycorn) | Span (cloth) (span) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 barleycorn | 0.0003703703704 span |
| 0.1 barleycorn | 0.003703703704 span |
| 1 barleycorn | 0.03703703704 span |
| 2 barleycorn | 0.07407407407 span |
| 3 barleycorn | 0.1111111111 span |
| 5 barleycorn | 0.1851851852 span |
| 10 barleycorn | 0.3703703704 span |
| 20 barleycorn | 0.7407407407 span |
| 50 barleycorn | 1.851851852 span |
| 100 barleycorn | 3.703703704 span |
| 250 barleycorn | 9.259259259 span |
| 500 barleycorn | 18.51851852 span |
| 1,000 barleycorn | 37.03703704 span |
About the barleycorn
The barleycorn is one third of an inch (about 8.47 mm). It's still the basis of UK and US shoe sizes, where one size step is one barleycorn.
Symbol: barleycorn · 1 barleycorn = 0.008466666667 m · Category: Historical & cloth
About the span (cloth)
The cloth span is 9 inches (22.86 cm), originally the distance between the tips of the thumb and little finger of a spread hand.
Symbol: span · 1 span = 0.2286 m · Category: Historical & cloth