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
Nicholas Furlong (musician) California. On October 13, 2017, The Front Bottoms released "Going Grey", produced and executive produced by Furlong. Nicholas Furlong (musician) Nicholas Furlong (born September 16, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. His work is noted to cross several musical genres, ranging from rock, dance, and pop, to hip-hop. Furlong has had many chart successes, both in America and internationally. He has worked with many acts including Avicii, WALK THE MOON, All Time Low, blink-182, 311, Steve Aoki, 5 Seconds of Summer, Timeflies, Krewella, Papa Roach, Good Charlotte, Skylar Grey, Logan Henderson, Diplo, Onyx, The Fever 333, Waka