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Indeed, even in the hilly regions and the older villages, such as Hobbiton or Tuckborough, or in the chief township of the Shire, Michel Delving on the White Downs, there were now many houses of wood, brick, or stone.
- The Fellowship of the Ring (Book 1), Prologue
The de-facto capital of the Shire, Michel Delving sits amongst the hills of the White Downs in the Westfarthing. Its mayor is the only official in the whole Shire.
Consisting of mostly of mostly above-ground houses, the town's most famous buildings include the Town Hole, the mayor's office, and Mathom-house, a museum. The hills around the village are littered with Lockholes, old storage tunnels.
