Furlong the fundamental unit of land measurement. A furlong was forty rods, an acre four by 40 rods, or four rods by one furlong, and thus 160 square rods. At the time, the Saxons used the North German foot, which was 10 percent longer than the foot of today. When England changed to the shorter foot in the late 13th century, rods and furlongs remained unchanged, since property boundaries were already defined in rods and furlongs. The only thing that changed was the number of feet and yards in a rod or a furlong, and the number of square feet and
Darnell Furlong at home to Arsenal, the Hoops lost the game 2-1, with Furlong playing the full 90 minutes. On 11 September 2015, Furlong joined Northampton Town on a month's loan to gain first team experience. The following day, Furlong made his debut in a 1–0 victory over Oxford United, playing the full 90 minutes. Furlong went on to make nine more league appearances for Northampton Town before returning to Queens Park Rangers in November 2015. Northampton later went on to win the League Two title without Furlong. On 5 January 2016, Furlong signed for Cambridge United on a one-month loan deal.