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Nobottle was a town in the Westfarthing of the Shire, west of Needlehole.^[1]

David Salo suggests that the name represents a possible Old Hobbitish etymology *Neowebotl, therefore meaning "new dwelling".^[2]

Bottle in an element in English place-names meaning "large dwelling".^[3] Nobottle is an actual place-name in Northamptonshire, England (erroneously listed as being in Northumberland).^[3]

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-'''Nobottle''' was a town in the [[Westfarthing]] of the [[Shire]].
+'''Nobottle''' was a town in the [[Westfarthing]] of [[the Shire]], west of [[Needlehole]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>
 ==Etymology==
-''Bottle'' means "large dwelling".
+[[David Salo]] suggests that the name represents a possible [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] etymology *''Neowebotl'', therefore meaning "new dwelling".<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]}}</ref>
-Nobottle is an actual place-name in Northumberland, England.<ref>{{HM|N}}</ref>
+''Bottle'' in an element in English place-names meaning "large dwelling".<ref name="Nomen"/> [[wikipedia:Nobottle|Nobottle]] is an actual place-name in [[wikipedia:Northamptonshire|Northamptonshire]], [[wikipedia:England|England]] (erroneously listed as being in [[wikipedia:Northumberland|Northumberland]]).<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 771</ref>
-[[Category:Cities, Towns and Villages of the Shire]]
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+[[Category:Cities, towns and villages of the Shire]]