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This quick and easy calculator will convert Leagues (leagues) to Ells (ell) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Leagues to Ells

Formula
ell = leagues x 4860.89
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Ells, multiply the number of Leagues by 4.9 thousand
Leagues (leagues) in 1 Ell
There are 0 Leagues in 1 Ell
Ells (ell) in 1 League
There are 4860.89 Ells in 1 League

Unit Information

League
/liːɡ/
Symbol: leagues
Unit System: None

What is the League?

The league is a ancient unit of length that doesn't below to a unit system. Its symbol is simply - league.

It was originally an ancient Celtic unit as well as being common in Latin America and meant the distance "a person could walk in an hour". It is no longer a recognised unit in any nation.

Once it started to be quantified, in Argentina (legua) it represented 5.572 km, in England it was quantified as 3 miles and at sea a league is 3 nautical miles (3.452 miles).

Ell
/ɛl/
Symbol: ell
Unit System: Historic English

What is the Ell?

The ell is a unit of length and originates from historic England and uses the symbol ell.

The ell usually measured 45in or 1.143m but was origally a "cubit" - which was the length from your elbow to the tip of your fingers and literally translated from the word "arm". It was mostly used in the tailoring world when buying and selling textiles.

Although now obsolete, the word "ell" still survives in the English word "elbow".


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