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Whitwell was a settlement in the Shire.

Whitwell was located on the Green Hills, not far from Tuckborough. Thain Paladin Took II, had a farm there.^[1]

Whit is a shortening of "white", referring to the colour of the soil (presumably pertaining to chalk in the soil of the Green Hills).^[2]

Whitwell is a real-life English place-name.^[2]

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-'''Whitwell''' was a village or town near [[Tuckborough]] in the [[Shire]]'s [[Tookland]] region, at the western end of the [[Green Hills]]. [[Thain]] [[Paladin Took II]], [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]]'s father, was known to farm the land around Whitwell, though it is not known whether he maintained a home there, or dwelt in the ancestral residence of the [[Took Family|Tooks]] at [[Great Smials]].
+'''Whitwell''' was a settlement in [[the Shire]].
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+==History==
+Whitwell was located on the [[Green Hill Country|Green Hills]], not far from [[Tuckborough]]. [[Thain]] [[Paladin Took II]], had a farm there.<ref>{{RK|MT}}</ref>
 ==Etymology==
-''whit'' is a shortening of "[[wikipedia:white|white]]", referring to the colour of the soil (presumably pertaining to [[wikipedia:chalk|chalk]] in the soil of the [[wikipedia:Downland|Green Hills]]).<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 779 (entry ''Whitfurrows'')</ref>
+''Whit'' is a shortening of "[[wikipedia:white|white]]", referring to the colour of the soil (presumably pertaining to [[wikipedia:chalk|chalk]] in the soil of the Green Hills).<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 779 (entry ''Whitfurrows'')</ref>
 ==Inspiration==
 [[Wikipedia:Whitwell|Whitwell]] is a real-life English place-name.<ref name="Nomen"/>