The fictional homeland of hobbits in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth is the Shire.
The Shire is a settled region in the north-west of Middle-earth, inhabited mainly by Hobbits. Tolkien presents it as a rural society of villages, farms, lanes, inns, gardens, and family homes. Its culture values comfort, food, local custom, and privacy, creating a sharp contrast with the wars and ancient powers beyond its borders.
Bilbo and Frodo Baggins live at Bag End, a hobbit-hole in Hobbiton. Samwise Gamgee also comes from the Shire, as do Merry and Pippin. The four hobbits leave the region during the Ring’s journey, although their routes and responsibilities differ.
Bree is a nearby settlement where humans and hobbits live together, and Frodo meets Aragorn there under another name. Eriador is the much larger north-western region containing the Shire. The Old Forest and Buckland are associated with hobbit geography but are not alternative names for the Shire itself.