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Dates
Founded no earlier than III 1601 (year 1 by the Shire-reckoning): survived into the Fourth Age
Location
At the northern extent of Woody End in the Shire's Eastfarthing
Race
Hobbits
Culture
Shire-hobbits
Settlements
The nearest town was Stock in the Marish, some ten miles to the northeast of Woodhall
Meaning
'Wood enclosure'1

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Woodhall

A village of the eastern Shire

Map of Woodhall

A village in the Eastfarthing of the Shire. Frodo, Sam and Pippin met Gildor Inglorion and his people in the woods above Woodhall, and the three passed close by the village on the last stages of their journey to Bucklebury Ferry.


Notes

1

The 'hall' in Woodhall does not carry its modern meaning of a large building, but instead derives from Old English -healh, a partially enclosed region of land. The cause of the enclosure would vary by use, but in the case of Woodhall the name clearly refers to the surrounding trees of Woody End. So, in full, the name Woodhall means something like 'land partially surrounded by woods'.

See also...

Eastfarthing of the Shire, Green Hills, Woody End

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