Axminster
Sign in to saveAxminster is a market town and civil parish on the eastern border of the county of Devon in England. It is from the county town of Exeter. The town is built on a hill overlooking the River Axe which heads towards the English Channel at Axmouth, and is in the East Devon local government district. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 5,626, increasing to 5,761 at the 2011 census. The town contains two electoral wards (town and rural) whose combined population is 7,110. The market is still held every Thursday.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.official_name
- Axminster
- UK place.population
- 5,761
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Axminster
- UK place.shire_district
- East Devon
- UK place.shire_county
- Devon
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.post_town
- AXMINSTER
- UK place.postcode_district
- EX13
- UK place.postcode_area
- EX
- UK place.dial_code
- 01297
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- UK place.static_image_name
- Axminster Town.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Axminster
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- Coat of arms of Axminster Town Council.svg
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- Coat of arms
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Article
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Landmarks
- Amenities
- Education
- Media
- Transport
- Road
- Rail
- Bus
- Coach Excursions
- Air
- Twin towns
- Historic estates
- Notable people
- Freedom of the Town
- Individuals
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Axminster is a market town and civil parish on the eastern border of the county of Devon in England. It is from the county town of Exeter. The town is built on a hill overlooking the River Axe which heads towards the English Channel at Axmouth, and is in the East Devon local government district. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 5,626, increasing to 5,761 at the 2011 census. The town contains two electoral wards (town and rural) whose combined population is 7,110. The market is still held every Thursday.
Axminster gave its name to a type of carpet. An Axminster-type power loom is capable of weaving high-quality carpets with many varying colours and patterns. While Axminster carpets are made in the town by Axminster Carpets Ltd, this type of carpet is now manufactured all over the world as well.