Hundredweights to Long Hundredweights (UK)

There is more than one type of Hundredweights. Please use the appropriate variation from the list below.

  1. Short Hundredweights (US) to Long Hundredweights (UK)

  2. Long Hundredweights (UK) to Long Hundredweights (UK)

Hundredweights

There are two types of hundredweight- long and short. Please select a more specific unit.

Long Hundredweights (UK)

Before approximately the 14th century there were two hundredweights in England, one of 100 pounds, and one of 108 pounds. In 1340, King Edward III changed the value of the stone from 12 pounds to 14 pounds. Since a hundredweight is 8 stones, the 100-pound hundredweight became 112 pounds.