The fictional land home to the Hobbits in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth is the Shire.
The Shire is a peaceful, largely rural region in the northwestern part of Middle-earth. Its inhabitants value farming, meals, gardens, family connections, and predictable routines. Tolkien uses this setting to establish the ordinary world from which Bilbo and Frodo leave for their very different adventures.
Hobbits settled in the region during the Third Age, and the Shire developed its own communities, customs, and calendar. Important places include Hobbiton, Bywater, and Tuckborough. Bag End, Bilbo’s home, is located in Hobbiton, which lies within the Shire.
The Shire is sometimes confused with Bree because both are associated with Hobbits and lie in the western part of Middle-earth. Bree is a separate settlement where different peoples live together. Gondor and Rohan are human kingdoms, while Mordor is Sauron’s land. None of those places is the Hobbits’ homeland.