Staddle

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Staddle was a village in Bree-land, lying on the south-eastern slopes of the Bree-hill. Staddle was the main settlement of the Bree-hobbits.

Etymology

Staddle (Old English staðol) occurs in real-life English place-names with the meaning 'foundation', of buildings, sheds, ricks etc