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Britain had, until now, an opt-out from the European Union's use of metric measurements which allowed the use of acres to continue.

According to The Telegraph on 21 July 2008, the acre, one of England's historic imperial measurements, is to be banned from use under a new European directive.

The measurement, which will officially be replaced by the hectare, will no longer be allowed when land is being registered

After being agreed last week at an EU meeting, the new ruling will come into force in January 2010.

It should be a matter of common sense whether we use hectares or acres, and that this should be a matter for England to decide, not the EU.

We petition the Government to think again and to insist to the European Commission that England must keep the right to use our familiar, traditional and useful measure of land, if we the English people so wish.

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Andrew Constantine, the Petition Creator, joined by:

• Mick Ward
• benjamin william holwell
• John Holden (petitions.pm.gov.uk/Thereisnogod)
• sandra
• mike Haseler
• Philip Glover, UKIP
• Aimee White
• Nat Queen
• Karen Francis
• G. Forrest
• Mr Partis (petitions.pm.gov.uk/europensions/)
• Thomas Drew
• Acres Forever !
• Florence Glover
• Andrew Robbins
• Philip Godfrey
• Chris Delaney
• S. G. Lee
• K Davies
• Phil Deacon
• dp
• Richard Eden
• Godfrey Ralph Owen
• NJO
• Mike Bright
• David Welch
• JoyceWelch
• Lawrence Hendry
• John East
• Grant
• John Barton
• Ivan Leo Puoti
• Alan F.
• S WALLACE
• stephen mclachlan
• Ian Selley
• Oliver Lines
• Paul Sealey
• Debbie Bradley
• Tessa Newman
• Julian Hawksworth
• Joanne Edwards
• Nick Hirst