British things measured with the imperial system

Britain uses both the metric and imperial system; can you name some of the things which the imperial system is commonly used for?
Each answer can be guessed using just one or two words.
The metric system is sometimes used for certain ones.
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Road distances (miles)
Driving speeds (miles per hour)
People's heights, e.g. on Celtic website (feet and inches)
People's weights (stones and pounds)
Beer and cider (pints)
Football distances (yards)
Golf distances (yards)
Horse racing distances (miles, furlongs, and yards)
Sailing wind speeds and boat speeds (knots)
Fuel consumption (miles per gallon)
Land area, in most situations (acres)
Munros (hills over 3,000 feet)
Precious metals (Troy ounces)
Milk in returnable containers (pints)
Goods and services sold by a description, as opposed to a price per unit quantity, eg a 6x4" photo frame
Jam packaging amounts (a regular jar is one pound, but marked as 454g)
Sausages (as above)
Golden syrup (as above)
Cannabis (ounces)
Width and height warning signs (must be in both metric and imperial)
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