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Evesham

Mabel Suffield's family lived in Evesham, Worcestershire for generations, and Tolkien's brother Hilary's farm was located near Evesham.[1] Tolkien said that Worcestershire was more like home to him than any other part of the world.[2]

[edit] References

  1. The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide, The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology, pp. 984, 1017.
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter (ed.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, "Letter 44"