middle-earth-mythopoeia: Tolkien’s inspiration for the ShireThe Eastfarthing: probably based

middle-earth-mythopoeia:

Tolkien’s inspiration for the Shire

The Eastfarthing:probably based onHurst Green, Lancashire
Brandywine River: probably inspiredbythe River Hodder
Buckland:probably based onthe Ribble Valley
Shirebourn River: probably inspiredbythe River Ribble
Brandy Hall: probably inspiredbyHacking Hall, Lancashire
The Brandywine Bridge: probably based onLower Hodder Bridge 
The Old Mill: inspired by Sarehole Mill, Birmingham
The Water: inspired by Sarehole Mill Pond, Birmingham
The Old Forest: probably inspiredbyMoseley Bog, Birmingham
Withywindle River: probably inspiredbythe River Ribble