The Old English Mile and the Gallic League
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4613167 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G B Grundy (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1938 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 251 |
| Publication date | 1938-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7398 • E-ISSN: 1475-4959 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1787545 |
| OpenAlex | W2334221552 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
distance used by the nation which employs it. Every one who has looked into the measures used in mediaeval England is aware that the modern statute mile of 1760 yards is of comparatively recent origin, and that there existed in England before its introduction a so-called mile which, whatever its actual length, was considerably longer than the mile of the present day. An inquiry which aims at the determination of that length must include an inquiry into the possible origins of the measure concerned. In the case of the old English mile there are four possible periods at which it may have been introduced into this country: the Celtic; the RomanoBritish ; the Saxon; and the period of the Norman Conquest. In the earlier stages of economic development, when means of communication over long distances were bad, one of the longer measures of distance was hardly called for. Distances, if they were expressed in any form, were probably expressed in terms of time, a usage quite common with the inhabitants of various European countries at the present day. But, as communications improved, and longer measures of distance became necessary owing to the growth of trade intercourse, units of length longer than those in previous use were evolved.2
Geodesy · Geography · League · Mile · Physics · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1980 - 2025 (46) |
| Highly cited | No |