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The hide was a variable unit of land area used in medieval England outside the Danelaw, defined according to its arable yield and taxable potential rather than its exact dimensions. This gave it a range of approximately 60 to 120 old acres, or 15 to 30 modern acres (6 to 12 hectares). The Danelaw equivalent was the carucate. This definition was articulated by King Athelstan:

A hide could agriculturally support one household
Five hides were expected to produce one fully armed soldier in times of war.
Ten hides were formed into a tithing.
Ten tithings made a hundred.
A variable number of hundreds would be grouped to form a shire.

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