Convert Ell to metres
Western Europe · Historical Length · historical · medieval
Historically reconstructed The unit is no longer in use and its value is reconstructed from historical and scholarly sources — treat it as indicative.
1 Ell = 1.143 metres
metres = Ell × 1.143
Convert any amount
Ell to metres table
| Ell | metres |
|---|---|
| 0.25 Ell | 0.28575 metres |
| 0.5 Ell | 0.5715 metres |
| 1 Ell | 1.143 metres |
| 2 Ell | 2.286 metres |
| 3 Ell | 3.429 metres |
| 4 Ell | 4.572 metres |
| 5 Ell | 5.715 metres |
| 10 Ell | 11.43 metres |
| 20 Ell | 22.86 metres |
| 25 Ell | 28.575 metres |
| 50 Ell | 57.15 metres |
| 100 Ell | 114.3 metres |
About the Ell
English ell ≈ 45 inches. Varied by country.
- Symbol
- ell
- Value in SI
- 1 Ell = 1.143 metre
- Typical use
- textiles
- Source
- UnitConvertLab measurement atlas
Every atlas conversion routes through the SI metre. See our methodology and data provenance pages for how these values are sourced and verified.
Related units and variant risk
Other historical length units in the Western Europe family, least settled first. If your figure came from a land record, invoice or historical document rather than a calculator, check these before assuming a single standard.
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- Span to metresHistorically reconstructed
- Digit (Finger-width) to metresHistorically reconstructed
- Palm to metresHistorically reconstructed
- Stadion (Greek) to metresHistorically reconstructed
- Link (Gunter) to metresConventional value
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Frequently asked
How many metres are in a Ell?
1 Ell = 1.143 metres. Multiply the number of Ell by 1.143 to get metres.
What is Ell used for?
English ell ≈ 45 inches. Varied by country. It is classified as historical and dates from the medieval period.
Is the Ell value exact?
Yes for practical purposes. UnitConvertLab converts every atlas unit through the SI metre, so the arithmetic itself introduces no rounding beyond the digits shown.
How reliable is this Ell conversion?
Historically reconstructed — The unit is no longer in use and its value is reconstructed from historical and scholarly sources — treat it as indicative. Source: UnitConvertLab measurement atlas.
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UnitConvertLab. (2026). Convert Ell to metres. UnitConvertLab. Retrieved from https://unitconvertlab.com/regional/ell-to-meter
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