Metric and imperial in the UK
The UK uses both systems. Road distances are in miles, pints are still served in pubs, and many people give their weight in stone, while food is sold in grams and kilograms. This converter uses exact definitions: an inch is exactly 2.54 cm and a pound is exactly 0.45359237 kg.
Handy conversions
1 inch = 2.54 cm. 1 foot = 30.48 cm. 1 mile = 1.609 km. 1 kg = 2.205 lb. 1 stone = 6.35 kg. 1 UK pint = 568 ml. 1 UK gallon = 4.546 litres. 0°C = 32°F and 100°C = 212°F.