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TA 1640? 2941? 3019?
Oatbarton and surrounding lands
Oatbarton and Northcotton
- Type: Hobbit village
- Inhabitants: 50% Harfoot, 40% Stoor, 10% Fallohide
- Population: 200
- Origin: Settled in TA 1625 by a family from Bree
- Purpose: Agriculture
In the old days of Arthedain and the earliest days of the Shire, the region of later Oatbarton was the location of an older Arthadan settlement known as Barrow. Oatbarton was a Hobbit farming village and colony. The name was Breeland slang meaning "Oat and Barley steading". Oatbarton was founded in T.A. 1625 by a Harfoot family of Bree, in opposition to the Lord of Marwen and the village of Barrow.
Oatbarton in TA 1640[]
The rural Hobbits of Oatbarton had a fair amount of contact with Men, due to their proximity to the estates of Arthedain's powerful Tarma family. Bandits in the area caused the Hobbits of Oatbarton to take weapons more readily than their neighbors.
Oatbarton about TA 3019[]
A noted center of pony-breeding, herds from Oatbarton traveled south and west across the Shire, and to Gamwich for the Dwarven trade. Barrow Hill, overlooking the Biersin Stream bridge on the Greenfields Pike, had never been pierced by a Hobbit smial. Local legends told of a potent haunt in the area, but the hill, which had an astonishingly good view of the surrounding area, was now a favorite trysting place for lovers.
Places of Note[]
- Armor Trader - Fundo Delver
- Balwin Puddifoot's house
- Barrow Hill
- Biersin Stream
- Crafting Guild - Bungo Whitfoot
- Fletcher - Birn Hornblower
- Edileaf House
- Farmlands
- the Forge
- Greenfields Pike
- Greenfields Trail
- Grocer and Healer - William Asquith
- Healer - Maggie Twilburr
- Hobwood
- Hobson Cotton's home
- Hobwood Inn
- Jeweller - Ida Mabbit
- Mailbox
- Metalsmith - Cotman Gamgee
- Milestone
- Mimosa Cotton
- Mustering Horn
- Northcotton market
- Northcotton Farm
- Oatbarton Grange
- Oven
- Ponto Oat's house
- Provisioner - Cuthbert Burrows
- Scholar - Amaranth Gamgee
- Stables - Andy Deepwell
- Supplier - Rosebud Bolger
- Tailor - May Gardener
- Weaponcrafter - Hending Greenhand
- Weapon trader - Rundo Delver
- Wilibald Goodchild's house
- Woodcutters
- Woodworker - Gundabald Gardner
Inhabitants[]
Clans:
- Corburrs
- Greenroots
- Oatbarton-Tooks
Other Characters:
Adaric Burrows Balbo Brockhouse Bob Proudfoot Bungo Grubb Fenric Banks Hal Gamgee Harigar Mudbottom Nibs Chubb Nod Gardener Opaline Grubb Ponto Oats Rosalyn Smallburrow
References[]
- MERP: The Shire