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'''Woody End''' was an upland wooded region of the [[Eastfarthing]] of [[the Shire]], lying between the [[Green Hill Country]] on the west and the [[Marish]] on the east.  Its woods were the sources of the [[Stock-brook]] and the [[Thistle Brook]]. One the northern eaves of the region was [[Woodhall]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>
'''Woody End''' was an upland wooded region of the [[Eastfarthing]] of [[the Shire]], lying between the [[Green Hill Country]] on the west and the [[Marish]] on the east.  Its woods were the sources of the [[Stock-brook]] and the [[Thistle Brook]]. One the northern eaves of the region was [[Woodhall]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>
On the evening of [[24 September]] {{TA|3018}}, [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]], and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] met [[Gildor Inglorion]] and his party of wandering elves in the Woody End.<ref>{{FR|I3}}</ref>
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
According to [[David Salo]] the name means "place at one end of a wood", representing a possible [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] ''Wudig Ende''.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]}}</ref>  
According to [[David Salo]] the name means "place at one end of a wood", representing a possible [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] ''Wudig Ende''.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]}}</ref>
 
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Ted Nasmith - Elves in the Woody End

Woody End was an upland wooded region of the Eastfarthing of the Shire, lying between the Green Hill Country on the west and the Marish on the east. Its woods were the sources of the Stock-brook and the Thistle Brook. One the northern eaves of the region was Woodhall.[1]

On the evening of 24 September T.A. 3018, Frodo, Pippin, and Sam met Gildor Inglorion and his party of wandering elves in the Woody End.[2]

Etymology

According to David Salo the name means "place at one end of a wood", representing a possible Old Hobbitish Wudig Ende.[3]

References