Overhill

Overhill is a village in the Shire, just north of Hobbiton on the other side of the Hill.

History
Overhill was founded in the first half-century of the Shire-settlement by two Hobbit clans, the Fallohide Barleycorns and Harfoot Beechkins. Hobbits were badly persecuted by the Shire's previous Mannish inhabitants, which led to deep resentment, even hatred, on the part of Overhill's founding clans. Any Man who set foot in Overhill was liable to end up lynched, much to the distaste of less radical Hobbit clans.

Later in Shire history, after Hobbits completely displaced Men from the region, the folk of Overhill grew much quieter and hobbitlike. By the end of the Third Age, Overhill was a simple, sleepy farming village. The Baggins and Boffins families owned most of the land in the area, and Bungo Baggins kept his "bachelor digs" in Overhill before he built Bag End.

Locations

 * Overhill Ladies Club Smial: This club is an association of respectable older hobbit-ladies (including treasurer Lobelia Sackville-Baggins) who meet to spread gossip, trade recipes, play parlor games, and pass judgment on hobbits deemed "gauche" or "hussies".