The original territory of the Shire was bounded on the east by the Baranduin River , on the north by uplands rising to the old centre of Arnor , on the west by the White Downs , and on the south by marshland south of the River Shirebourn .
The original territory of the Shire was bounded on the east by the Baranduin River , on the north by uplands rising to the old centre of Arnor , on the west by the White Downs , and on the south by marshland south of the River Shirebourne .