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The '''Northfarthing''' was the cold northern [[Farthings|Farthing]] of [[the Shire]].  Its southernmost point lay about eleven miles north of the [[Three-Farthing Stone]]<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> and along its northern border were the high [[North Moors]],<ref>{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref> which was the only place in the Shire where heavy snow was common.<ref>{{FR|II3}}</ref>  When [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] entered [[Ithilien]] for the first time the fresh and fragrant air of the region reminded them of the uplands of the Northfarthing.<ref>{{TT|IV4}}</ref>
The '''Northfarthing''' was the cold northern [[Farthings|Farthing]] of [[the Shire]].  Its southernmost point lay about eleven miles north of the [[Three-Farthing Stone]]<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> and along its northern border were the high [[North Moors]],<ref>{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref> which was the only place in the Shire where heavy snow was common.<ref>{{FR|II3}}</ref>  When [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] entered [[Ithilien]] for the first time the fresh and fragrant air of the region reminded them of the uplands of the Northfarthing.<ref>{{TT|IV4}}</ref>  


==Geographic Features==
==Geographic Features==
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A branch of the [[Took Family]] called the [[North-took Family|North-tooks]] lived in a town called [[Long Cleeve]].<ref>{{App|Took}}</ref>  Given the reference to the north (when most Tooks lived in the [[Westfarthing]]), Long Cleeve was probably located in the Northfarthing.
A branch of the [[Took Family]] called the [[North-took Family|North-tooks]] lived in a town called [[Long Cleeve]].<ref>{{App|Took}}</ref>  Given the reference to the north (when most Tooks lived in the [[Westfarthing]]), Long Cleeve was probably located in the Northfarthing.
Northfarthing was rocky, and settlements like [[Hardbottle]] were delved in or made from its stones.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 771</ref>


==History==
==History==
The only notable historic event that ever occurred in the Northfarthing was the [[Battle of Greenfields]] ({{TA|2747}}).<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref>  It was the only battle fought with the boundaries of the Shire until the [[Battle of Bywater]].
The only notable historic event that ever occurred in the Northfarthing was the [[Battle of Greenfields]] ({{TA|2747}}).<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref>  It was the only battle fought with the boundaries of the Shire until the [[Battle of Bywater]].
Around the time of the [[War of the Ring]], [[Halfred Gamgee]] removed to Northfarthing.<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>
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Northfarthing
Region
General Information
LocationThe Shire
TypeRegion
RegionsThe Shire
People and History
InhabitantsHobbits
EventsBattle of Greenfields

The Northfarthing was the cold northern Farthing of the Shire. Its southernmost point lay about eleven miles north of the Three-Farthing Stone[1] and along its northern border were the high North Moors,[2] which was the only place in the Shire where heavy snow was common.[3] When Frodo and Sam entered Ithilien for the first time the fresh and fragrant air of the region reminded them of the uplands of the Northfarthing.[4]

Geographic Features

Only a small corner of this farthing was included on the map called "A Part of the Shire" so only a few features of this section were shown: Bindbole Wood, an unnamed river that may have been the Norbourn, and the Northway Road that led to the town of Oatbarton.

A branch of the Took Family called the North-tooks lived in a town called Long Cleeve.[5] Given the reference to the north (when most Tooks lived in the Westfarthing), Long Cleeve was probably located in the Northfarthing.

Northfarthing was rocky, and settlements like Hardbottle were delved in or made from its stones.[6]

History

The only notable historic event that ever occurred in the Northfarthing was the Battle of Greenfields (T.A. 2747).[7] It was the only battle fought with the boundaries of the Shire until the Battle of Bywater.

Around the time of the War of the Ring, Halfred Gamgee removed to Northfarthing.[8]

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