"Des Higgins" wrote ...
Had Monty Don and a pile of allotments. It was one of those uplifting
touchy feely programmes that made me wish it was Summer; lots of shiny
vegetables and immaculate vegetable beds. I was amazed at teh sizes of
the the patches (something like 10 metres by 30?? or did I mishear
that?.... that is HUGE!). I can see why there is a waiting list to get
them.

A normal allotment is 10 sq.Rods (or Poles or Perches).
A Rod is 5.5yards or in modern language about 5 metres (or Metric Lettings
to use Council speak).
So a normal allotment is 302.5 sq.yards or 2722.5 sq ft, say 250 sq metres.
Our last 10 sq Rod plot was 100ft by 27ft including paths either side. (we
also had a 5 Rod plot too)
Our present one is approx 20 metres by 12.5 metres with a path down the
middle (and we are concerned about the lack of space!)

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Regards
Bob Hobden
17mls W. of London.UK