“"I think we shall have to give the region a name. What do you propose?"
"The Porter settled that some time ago," said the Second Voice. "Train for Niggle's Parish in the bay."”

— John Ronald Reuel Tolkien , book Leaf by Niggle

Leaf by Niggle (1945)

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British philologist and author, creator of classic fantasy … 1892–1973

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“"I think we shall have to give the region a name. What do you propose?"
"The Porter settled that some time ago," said the Second Voice. "Train for Niggle's Parish in the bay."”