Hobbiton was a village in the central regions of the Shire, within the borders of the Westfarthing.

Hobbiton was located on both sides of the Water, approximately a mile north-west of the neighbouring village of Bywater. The Bywater Road passed through both villages and connected them to the East Road to the south. The dwellings were standard of Hobbits, referred to as smials or Hobbit-holes but there were also buildings of wood, brick, or stone. One of the more prominent buildings in Hobbiton was Sandyman's Mill which stood on the north side of the Water, near the bridge, which eventually was demolished. On the south of the Water there were several other dwellings. The Old Grange was on the west side of the lane which ran from the bridge to the Hobbiton Hill (usually called simply The Hill). The Hill overlooked the village and the neighbourhood called Underhill. In it was Bag End, the ancestral smial of the Baggins Family and the famous Ring-bearers Frodo and Bilbo Baggins. On the southern side of the Hill were three (later more) smaller Hobbit-holes along Bagshot Row. The village also has their own Post Office.