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Dates
Bree is first mentioned in annals c. III 1300, but the land around it had apparently been settled for some considerable time before this
Location
Around the Bree-hill, at the crossing of the Greenway and the Great Road
Races
Division
The Bree-men were descended from the Northmen
Culture
Settlements
Important peaks
Meaning
Bree is an old word for 'hill', so 'Bree-land' is ultimately the 'land around the hill'

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Bree-land

The land around the Bree-hill

Map of the Bree-land
The Bree-land (somewhat conjectural)1
The Bree-land (somewhat conjectural)1

The land around the Bree-hill, the chief township of which was Bree itself, but which also comprised the villages of Staddle, Combe and Archet.


Notes

1

The villages of Archet, Combe and Staddle do not appear on any original map, and so their placement here is based on descriptions in the text.

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  • Updated 16 February 2016
  • Updates planned: 1

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