Hobbiton-Bywater

Hobbiton-Bywater
Region:	The Shire
Landmark(s):	Bywater Bridge The Frogmoors The Grange Mudbottom Lake Three Farthing Stone Tom Cotton's Farm
Settlement(s):	Bywater Frogmorton Hobbiton
Connecting Area(s):	Bridgefields Bindbole Wood The Delving Fields Green Hill Country The Hill Tookland
Levels:	Mainly 7 - 10
Resource tier:	Apprentice

Hobbiton-Bywater is an area within The Shire in the western region.

This is the heart of the Shire, where Tolkien's fictional realm begins and ends, twice indeed. In fact, this is the only area of the Shire which has a renowned tavern and inn in each of its settlements.

The farmlands of this area are most fertile since The Water flows through it, as well as many minor contributory streams. In the northern region of Hobbiton-Bywater farmers may find the best Superior Farmlands of the entire Middle-earth, outlanders may disagree. Other crafters may find facilities in Bywater.

Through the area run several roads, the Great East Road, the road from Tookland past the Hill towards Overhill, and the "Bywater Road" from near the Three Farthing Stone through Bywater, Hobbiton and on towards Little Delving (also known as the Hobbiton Road).

Settlements

The following settlements are found within this area:

Landmarks

These landmarks are located within Hobbiton-Bywater:

Interiors

Crafting

Superior Farmlands
Superior Grain Farmland	^{[30.5S, 70.3W]}
Superior Pipeweed Farmland	^{[30.6S, 70.6W]}
Superior Vegetable Farmland	^{[30.5S, 70.9W]}

NPCs

See list of all NPCs within Hobbiton-Bywater

NPC	Function	Coords
Gaffer Gamgee	Grocer	^{[30.2S, 71.5W]}
Olo Proudfoot	Expert Farmhand	^{[30.4S, 70.9W]}
Porto Brownlock	Novice Farmhand	^{[30.5S, 70.7W]}

Quests

See "starting quests" and the landmarks for more quests

[1] Introduction to Farming - Farmer
[7] Fallen Apples
[5] Bilbo's Letter - Harvest festival
[...] Baggins' Birthday - Gaffer's List - Baggins' Birthday
[...] Baggins' Birthday - Bilbo's Present - Baggins' Birthday

Involving

[10] A Few Pages Short
[10] The Menace Confronted
[10] Bandages for Callum
[5] Stocking the Pond - Festival
[5] How the Shire Shoos Shrews - Festival

Mobs

The following creatures are found within this area:

Maps

Lore

The Bywater Road was once lined with trees, but history later than the current Lotro era, during Sharkey's occupation of The Shire, the trees were felled, and ugly new houses were raised along the roadside. Then this road will become famous as the site of the Battle of Bywater, which will take place between its high, hedged banks near the junction with the Great East Road. Encouraged by the returning Fellowship, Tom Cotton and the Shire-hobbits trapped nearly a hundred of Sharkey's ruffians in the narrow lane. In the fight that followed, nearly seventy Men were killed in a victory that led ultimately to the freeing of the Shire from Sharkey's yoke. — tuckborough.net

Settlements, Areas and Landmarks of The Shire
Areas:	Bindbole Wood • Bridgefields • The Delving Fields • Green Hill Country • Greenfields • The Hill • Hobbiton-Bywater • The Marish • North Bridgefields • Rushock Bog • Shire Homesteads • Tookland • The Yondershire* * Requires Quest Pack: Yondershire	Areas:
Settlements:	Brockenborings • Budgeford • Bywater • Frogmorton • Hobbiton • Little Delving • Michel Delving • Needlehole • Overhill • Scary • Stock • Tuckborough • Waymeet • Woodhall	Settlements:
Landmarks:	Abandoned Elf-camp • Appledores • Bag End • Bamfurlong • Bear Dens • Bolestones • Brandywine Bridge • Bridgefields Wall • Bucklebury Ferry • Bullroarer • Bywater Bridge • Bywater Pool • Dora Brownlock's Farm • Downs Gate • The Frogmoors • Golfimbul's Hole • The Grange • The Great Willow • Lob's Grove • Longo Burrow's Farm • The Mathom House • Methel-stage • Michel Delving's Craft-fair • Narrowcleeve • Old Odo's Leaf-farm • Overhill Yards • The Party Tree • Pinglade • Puddifoot's Fields • The Quarry • The Rushock Gate • Sandson's Farm • Sandyman's Mill • The Scrag-dells • The Shire Race-track • Skirmish Camp • South Fields • Southfarthing Gate • Stocktower • Three Farthing Stone • Tom Cotton's Farm • Troll's Knoll • The Water • Wellbridge • Wolf Den • The Yale-height Baranduin • Shirebourn	Landmarks:
Interiors:	Bag End • The Bird and Baby Inn • Boffin Manor • Brockenborings Watch Office • Cook's Guild Hall • Esilia's House • The Floating Log Inn • The Golden Perch • Great Smials • The Green Dragon • The Ivy Bush • The Mathom House • The Michel Delving Training Hall • The Michel Delving Vendor Hall • The Plough and Stars • The Quick Post • The Shire Auction Hall	Interiors:
Dungeons:	Gerebert Took's Home • Scary Quarry	Dungeons:
Instances:	Skirmish: The Perfect Picnic • Trouble in Tuckborough / Quest: Greenfields Warren	Instances: