Axminster
Axminster is a market town and civil parish on the eastern border of the county of Devon in England. It is 28 miles 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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Axminster railway station and Axminster Guildhall.
Axminster railway station
Railway station
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Axminster railway station serves the town of Axminster in Devon, England. It is operated by South Western Railway and is situated on the West of England Main Line. It is 144 miles 41 chains down the line from London Waterloo.
Axminster Guildhall
Town hall
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Axminster Guildhall is a municipal building in West Street in Axminster, a town in Devon, in England. The building, which is meeting place of Axminster Town Council, is also used as a community events venue.
Axminster Museum
Museum
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Axminster Museum was the town museum situated in the Old Police Station and Courthouse opposite St. Mary's Church in the centre of the town of Axminster, Devon, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilmington and Raymond’s Hill.
Kilmington
Village
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Kilmington is a village near Axminster in East Devon off the A35 road. The village population at the 2021 Census was 925. Kilmington is a major part of Newbridges electoral ward whose population at the above census was 2,358.
Raymond’s Hill
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Raymond's Hill is a village and residential area off the A35 road in Devon, England, right on the border with the county of Dorset. It is about 2 miles southeast of Axminster in East Devon, and about 3 miles northwest of Charmouth in Dorset.
Axminster
- Type: Locality
- Location: East Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.7816° or 50° 46′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.9918° or 2° 59′ 31″ westElevation
210 feet (64 metres)Open location code
9C2VQ2J5+J7GeoNames ID
7293294
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