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| Town | |
| Needlehole | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Location | Westfarthing, the Shire |
| Type | Town |
| People and History | |
| 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
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]
Portrayal in adaptations
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Needlehole lies directly to the north of the Rushock Bog. Its hobbit inhabitants are the ones most used to seeing dwarves in the Shire, as Needlehole lies directly on the road leadin to Thorin's Halls in Ered Luin.