Sarehole Mill, Hall Green, Birmingham, England, well known to J. R. R. Tolkien as a boy

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Sarehole Mill, Hall Green, Birmingham, England, well known to J. R. R. Tolkien as a boy and an important location in the creation of The Shire. The Grade II listed site stands next to the River Cole

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