Needlehole
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| Needlehole | |
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| Town | |
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| "Needlehole in Winter" by Matěj Čadil | |
| General Information | |
| Location | Westfarthing, the Shire |
| Type | Town |
| Inhabitants | Hobbits |
| Gallery | Images 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[edit]
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]
