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'''Overhill''' was a small village to the north of [[Hobbiton]] and [[The Hill]], marking the end of the short road that ran past [[Bag End]] and [[Bagshot Row]]. Though the [[Boffin Family]] was generally associated with [[The Yale]] to the east of the [[Shire]], we know of at least one Boffin who lived in Overhill: an apparently well-to-do [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] who employed [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]]'s cousin [[Halfast Gamgee|Halfast]].
'''Overhill''' was a small village in the [[Westfarthing]], to the north of [[Hobbiton]] and [[Hobbiton Hill|The Hill]], marking the end of the short road that ran past [[Bag End]] and [[Bagshot Row]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> Though the [[Boffin Family]] was generally associated with [[The Yale]] in the [[Eastfarthing]] of [[the Shire]], there was at least one Boffin who lived in Overhill: an apparently well-to-do [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] who employed [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam's]] cousin [[Halfast Gamgee|Halfast]].<ref>{{FR|I2}}</ref>


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==Other Versions of the Legendarium==
[[Category:Cities, Towns and Villages]]
On the original map of the Shire, Overhill was named "Northope".<ref>{{PM|Trees}}, ''Boffin of the Yale''</ref>.
 
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Revision as of 05:09, 19 September 2015

Overhill was a small village in the Westfarthing, to the north of Hobbiton and The Hill, marking the end of the short road that ran past Bag End and Bagshot Row.[1] Though the Boffin Family was generally associated with The Yale in the Eastfarthing of the Shire, there was at least one Boffin who lived in Overhill: an apparently well-to-do Hobbit who employed Sam's cousin Halfast.[2]

Other Versions of the Legendarium

On the original map of the Shire, Overhill was named "Northope".[3].

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