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'''Whitwell''' was a village or town near [[Tuckborough]] in the [[Shire]]'s [[Tookland]] region, at the western end of the [[Green Hills]]. [[Thain]] [[Paladin Took II]], [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]]'s father, was known to farm the land around Whitwell, though it is not known whether he maintained a home there, or dwelt in the ancestral residence of the [[Took Family|Tooks]] at [[Great Smials]].
'''Whitwell''' was a settlement in [[the Shire]].
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==History==
Whitwell was located on the [[Green Hill Country|Green Hills]], not far from [[Tuckborough]]. [[Thain]] [[Paladin Took II]], had a farm there.<ref>{{RK|MT}}</ref>


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==Etymology==
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''Whit'' is a shortening of "[[wikipedia:white|white]]", referring to the colour of the soil (presumably pertaining to [[wikipedia:chalk|chalk]] in the soil of the Green Hills).<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 779 (entry ''Whitfurrows'')</ref>
 
[[David Salo]] suggests that the name means "white spring", representing an [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] ''Hwitwielle''.<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>
 
==Inspiration==
[[Wikipedia:Whitwell|Whitwell]] is a real-life English place-name.<ref name="Nomen"/>
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Whitwell was a settlement in the Shire.

History

Whitwell was located on the Green Hills, not far from Tuckborough. Thain Paladin Took II, had a farm there.[1]

Etymology

Whit is a shortening of "white", referring to the colour of the soil (presumably pertaining to chalk in the soil of the Green Hills).[2]

David Salo suggests that the name means "white spring", representing an Old Hobbitish Hwitwielle.[3]

Inspiration

Whitwell is a real-life English place-name.[2]

References