Needlehole

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Needlehole
Town
General Information
LocationWestfarthing, the Shire
TypeTown
InhabitantsHobbits
GalleryImages of Needlehole

Needlehole was a town in the Westfarthing near the border of the Northfarthing in the Shire. The Water flowed through the town on its way south to Rushock Bog.[1]

Etymology

Needlehole is also the name of a village in Gloucestershire. Apart from the apparent meaning of the name, it might also refer to hobbit-holes.[2]

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map
  2. ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, lviii
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