Ah, now you're in the territory of Rods, Poles or Perches! :)
Measure
Equivalent
3 barleycorns
1 inch (in or ")
12 inches
1 foot (ft or ')
3 feet
1 yard (yd)
5½ yards
1 perch, pole or rod
40 poles
1 furlong
8 furlongs
1 mile
3 miles
1 league
Therefore, there were 5280 feet...