Where does the shire come from?

The Shire comes from J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. It is a region in northwestern Middle-earth, home to the hobbits. The Shire is described as a peaceful and prosperous land, with rolling green hills, small villages, and farms. The hobbits are a small, furry-footed people who live in underground homes called "smials". They are a peace-loving people who enjoy eating, drinking, and smoking pipe-weed. The Shire is first mentioned in Tolkien's novel The Hobbit, and is featured prominently in The Lord of the Rings.