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'''The Stock-brook''' was a brook of [[the Shire]]'s [[Eastfarthing]], and a minor tributary of the River [[Brandywine]]. It rose in the forested hills above [[Woody End]], and from there flowed northeastwards out into the fields of [[ | '''The Stock-brook''' was a brook of [[the Shire]]'s [[Eastfarthing]], and a minor tributary of the River [[Brandywine]]. It rose in the forested hills above [[Woody End]], and from there flowed northeastwards out into the fields of the [[Marish]]. It passed through the southern end of the village of [[Stock]], from which it took its name, before emptying into the Brandywine a few miles north of [[Bucklebury Ferry]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[David Salo]] suggested the name represents a possible "[[Old English|Old Hobbitish]]" ''Se Stocbroc''. | [[David Salo]] suggested the name represents a possible "[[Old English|Old Hobbitish]]" ''Se Stocbroc''. | ||
Revision as of 17:28, 28 July 2014
| Stock-brook | |
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| Stream | |
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| Location | The Eastfarthing, bordering The Marish |
| Type | Stream |
| Description | Northeast flowing brook |
| Regions | The Shire |
The Stock-brook was a brook of the Shire's Eastfarthing, and a minor tributary of the River Brandywine. It rose in the forested hills above Woody End, and from there flowed northeastwards out into the fields of the Marish. It passed through the southern end of the village of Stock, from which it took its name, before emptying into the Brandywine a few miles north of Bucklebury Ferry.[1]
Etymology
David Salo suggested the name represents a possible "Old Hobbitish" Se Stocbroc.
As it gets its name from the village of Stock, its meaning is "the brook running through Stock".[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map
- ↑ David Salo, "Hobbitish Place-names" dated 23 November 1998, Elfling (accessed 19 April 2024)
