Worcestershire
The county is claimed to have been the inspiration for the Shire in J R R Tolkien's fictional Middle Earth. The author is also thought to have named Bilbo Baggins' house Bag End after his aunt's Worcestershire farm.
The county is claimed to have been the inspiration for the Shire in J R R Tolkien's fictional Middle Earth. The author is also thought to have named Bilbo Baggins' house Bag End after his aunt's Worcestershire farm.