The
Shire is a region of
J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional
Middle-earth, described in
The Lord of the Rings and other works. The Shire refers to an area settled exclusively by
Hobbits and largely removed from the goings-on in the rest of Middle-earth. It is located in the northwest of the continent, in the large region of
Eriador and the Kingdom of
Arnor. Its name in
Westron was
Sûza "Shire" or
Sûzat "The Shire". Its name in
Sindarin was
i Drann.