The Marish
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| Dates: | Established as part of the Shire in III 1601 | ||||||||||||||
| Location: | The Eastfarthing of the Shire, on the western bank of the River Brandywine | ||||||||||||||
| Origins: | A stretch of marshland before the foundation of the Shire, but reclaimed and settled by the Shire-hobbits | ||||||||||||||
| Race: | Hobbits | ||||||||||||||
| Division: | The Hobbits of this region were primarily descended from the Stoors | ||||||||||||||
| Culture: | Shire-hobbits | ||||||||||||||
| Families: | Important families included the Maggots and the Puddifoots | ||||||||||||||
| Settlements: | Rushey, Stock | ||||||||||||||
| Pronunciation: | ma'rish | ||||||||||||||
| Meaning: | An old form of the word 'marsh' | ||||||||||||||
A fertile region in the Eastfarthing of the Shire
A fertile but boggy farmland region on the western banks of the River Brandywine, in the Eastfarthing of the Shire.
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