[bulbosaur123]

Real life equivalent to Shire is essentially Island of Sark: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sark

[macleginn]

Which is portrayed in a very non-Tokienesque way in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Pye

[myroon5]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_car-free_islands

[thecosas]

This wikipedia page is a treasure trove of rabbit holes. Thank you!