Tolkien slept here

[wellinghall]

"Leeds: Did Meanwood Valley inspire Middle Earth?"
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/leeds-did-meanwood-valley-inspire-middle-earth-1-4972265

"This was on the Cotswold tour. Tolkien took one look at it and got the idea for writing about a shire."
http://chroniclesofoxford.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/tolkien.html

"I have received some correspondence from Tolkien fans objecting to my use of DWARF as a synonym for Hobbit (20 down). This reveals woeful ignorance on my part since, I am told, Hobbits in Tolkien’s menagerie of humanoids are a different race (or species?) from Dwarfs."
http://www.listener.co.nz/entertainment/cryptic-crosswords/crossword-788-answers-and-explanations/

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[sally_maria]

On Monday, in Leeds. See here for more details - http://blueplaque-tolkien-in-leeds.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/the-final-countdown.html