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An inch is a unit of measurement.

Inch or inches may also refer to

Units

Inch as a measurement of rain, as measured by a rain gauge
Inch of mercury, a unit of pressure
Inch of water, a unit of pressure
Scottish inch, a Scottish unit of measurement
Column inch, a unit of publication measurement
Gear inches, a measure of bicycle gearing
Miner's inch, a unit of flow
Pyramid inch, a unit used by pyramidologists

Places

"Inch" in Scottish and Irish placenames (an anglicisation of the Gaelic innis) usually meaning an island (often an islet) or meadow:

Ireland

Inch, County Clare, a village
Inch, County Cork, a village
Inch, County Kerry, a coastal settlement
Inch, County Laois, a townland
Inch, County Wexford, a village
Inch, County Wicklow, a civil parish in County Wicklow
Inch, Inch, a townland in the parish of the same name in County Tipperary
Inches, County Cork, a townland
Inch Island, County Donegal
The Inch, Dublin, a cricket ground in Fingal, Ireland

New Zealand

Inch Valley, a locality near Otago

Northern Ireland

Inch, County Down, a townland in County Down
Inch Abbey, a ruined monastic site in County Down

Scotland

Alloa Inch, an island in the tidal reaches of the River Forth near Alloa
Inch, Dumfries and Galloway, a civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway
The Inch, Edinburgh, a suburb of southern Edinburgh
Inch, an islet off St Mary's Isle Priory in Dumfries and Galloway
Inch Kenneth, an islet off the west coast of the Isle of Mull
North Inch and South Inch, public parks in Perth
St Serf's Inch, an island in Loch Leven

People with the surname

Richard Inch (1843–1911), an American admiral
Adam Inch (1857–1933), a Scottish-Canadian farmer and politician
Robert Alexander Inch (1873–1961), an American judge
Thomas Inch (1881–1963), British "strongest man"

Other

USS Inch (DE-146), an American naval ship
Big Inch, a 1942 American oil pipeline
Inches, a gay monthly publication established by George W. Mavety
Inches (album), a music album by Les Savy Fav
Inch (band), a 90s pop-punk band from San Diego

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+{{Wiktionary|inch}}
 An '''[[inch]]''' is a unit of measurement.
 '''Inch''' or '''inches''' may also refer to
+{{TOC right}}
 ==Units==
-* Inch as a measurement of rain, measured by a [[rain gauge]]
+* Inch as a measurement of rain, as measured by a [[rain gauge]]
-*[[Inch of mercury]], unit of pressure
+*[[Inch of mercury]], a unit of pressure
-*[[Inch of water]], unit of pressure
+*[[Inch of water]], a unit of pressure
-*[[Inch#Scottish inch|Scottish inch]], Scottish unit of measurement
+*[[Inch#Scottish inch|Scottish inch]], a Scottish unit of measurement
-*[[Column inch]], unit of publication measurement
+*[[Column inch]], a unit of publication measurement
-*[[Gear inches]], measure of bicycle gearing
+*[[Gear inches]], a measure of bicycle gearing
-*[[Miner's inch]], unit of flow
+*[[Miner's inch]], a unit of flow
-*[[Pyramid inch]], or '''Sacred Jewish inch''', unit used by pyramidologists
+*[[Pyramid inch]], a unit used by pyramidologists
 ==Places==
-("Inch" in Scottish and Irish placenames (an anglicisation of the Gaelic ''innis'') usually meaning an island or meadow)
+"Inch" in Scottish and Irish placenames (an anglicisation of the Gaelic ''innis'') usually meaning an island (often an [[islet]]) or meadow:
-'''Ireland'''
+;Ireland
-*[[Inch, County Clare]], a town
+*[[Inch, County Clare]], a village
-* [[Inch, County Laois]], a [[townland]] in [[County Laois]], Ireland
+*[[Inch, County Cork]], a village
-*[[Inch, County Wexford]], a town
+*[[Inch, County Kerry]], a coastal settlement
-*[[Inch, County Tipperary]], a village
+*[[Inch, County Laois]], a townland
-*[[Inch Abbey]], a ruined monastic site in County Down,
+*[[Inch, County Wexford]], a village
+*[[Inch, County Wicklow]], a civil parish in County Wicklow
+*[[Inch, Inch]], a townland in the parish of the same name in County Tipperary
+* [[Inches, County Cork]], a townland
+*[[Inch Island]], County Donegal
+*[[The Inch, Dublin]], a cricket ground in Fingal, Ireland
+;New Zealand
-'''Scotland'''
+*[[Inch Valley]], a locality near Otago
-*Inch, an islet off [[St Mary's Isle Priory]] in the Dumfries and Galloway Council Area
-*North Inch (location of the [[Battle of the North Inch]]) or South Inch in [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]]
+;Northern Ireland
-'''New Zealand'''
-*[[Inch Valley]], locality near Otago, New Zealand
+*[[Inch, County Down]], a townland in County Down
+*[[Inch Abbey]], a ruined monastic site in County Down
+;Scotland
+*[[Alloa Inch]], an island in the tidal reaches of the River Forth near Alloa
+*[[Inch, Dumfries and Galloway]], a civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway
+*[[The Inch, Edinburgh]], a suburb of southern Edinburgh
+*Inch, an islet off [[St Mary's Isle Priory]] in Dumfries and Galloway
+*[[Inch Kenneth]], an islet off the west coast of the Isle of Mull
+*[[North Inch]] and [[South Inch]], public parks in Perth
+*[[St Serf's Inch]], an island in Loch Leven
 ===See also===
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 *[[Insh]], a village in the Highland Council Area of Scotland
-==People==
+==People with the surname==
-*[[Richard Inch]] (1843–1911), American admiral
+*[[Richard Inch]] (1843–1911), an American admiral
-*[[Adam Inch]] (1857–1933), Scottish / Canadian farmer and politician
+*[[Adam Inch]] (1857–1933), a Scottish-Canadian farmer and politician
-*[[Robert Alexander Inch]] (1873–1961), American judge
+*[[Robert Alexander Inch]] (1873–1961), an American judge
 *[[Thomas Inch]] (1881–1963), British "strongest man"
 ==Other==
-*[[USS Inch (DE-146)]], American naval ship
+*[[USS Inch (DE-146)]], an American naval ship
-*[[Big Inch]], 1942 American oil pipeline
+*[[Big Inch]], a 1942 American oil pipeline
+*''Inches'', a gay monthly publication established by [[George W. Mavety]]
 * [[Inches (album)]], a music album by Les Savy Fav
 * [[Inch (band)]], a 90s pop-punk band from San Diego
 ==See also==
+{{wiktionary|inch}}
 *{{lookfrom|Inch}}, including islands starting with "Inch"
 * [[Insh (disambiguation)]]
+<!-- Inch House redirects here -->
-{{disambig}}
+* [[Inch House, Edinburgh]], Scotland
+* [[H. Augustus and Agnes Cleveland O'Dell House]], Michigan, Scotland
+{{disambiguation|surname}}