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The only real official in the Shire at this date was the Mayor of Michel Delving (or of the Shire), who was elected every seven years at the Free Fair on the White Downs at the Lithe, that is at Midsummer.
- The Fellowship of the Ring (Book 1), Prologue
The White Downs are a range of chalk downs in the Westfarthing. Michel Delving, the chief town of the Shire, sits amongst its hills.
