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The Oxgang: The Unit That Depended on Your Neighbours' Livestock
Oxen drawing a wooden plough through a medieval open field
The Oxgang: The Unit That Depended on Your Neighbours' Livestock

An oxgang was about fifteen acres, but only if you knew how many animals your household had put into the village plough team. The medieval unit that measured a share rather than a size.

Measurement Historian
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