Bree:

At the crossing of the North Road and the East Road, Bree is one of four villages where the Big Folk and the Little Folk live in harmony. All of the villages are in the Bree-land: Archet, Combe, Bree and Staddle. The Bree-land was the nearest location settled by Men to the Shire. The Bree-land was settled by Men first before the founding of Arnor. Hobbits entered later, around 1300 of the Third Age.