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: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Axminster railway station serves the town of Axminster in Devon, England. It is operated by South Western Railway. It is on the West of England Line, 144 miles 48 chains from London Waterloo, between Crewkerne and Honiton.

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

Photo: Sealman, Public domain.

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″ north

Longitude

-2.9918° or 2° 59′ 31″ west

Elevation

210 feet (64 metres)

Open location code

9C2VQ2J5+J7

GeoNames ID

7293294

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