The fictional land where Hobbiton is located in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth is the Shire.
The Shire is a settled region in the northwest of Middle-earth inhabited mainly by Hobbits. Hobbiton, the home of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, lies within it, as do Bywater, Buckland, and Michel Delving. Tolkien presents the Shire as a rural society of farms, villages, lanes, gardens, and family networks.
The Shire’s ordinary comforts contrast with the danger of the wider world. Hobbits generally prefer food, parties, gardening, and local customs to warfare or political ambition. This contrast makes Frodo’s decision to leave the Shire a major emotional change in The Lord of the Rings.
The Shire is not the same place as Bree-land, which lies east of it and contains the Prancing Pony. It is also distinct from Hobbiton, which is one village inside the Shire rather than the name of the entire region.