Westfarthing of the Shire

Westfarthing of the Shire
 / Westfarthing
   The lands westward from Hobbiton.
   The western farthing of the Shire, in which lay many of its important towns: Michel Delving on the White Downs; Tuckborough, the seat of the Took Thains of the Shire; and Hobbiton, home of the Baggins family.

J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary. . 2003.

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