Axminster

Axminster is a market town and civil parish on the eastern border of the county of in England. It is 28 miles from the county town of . The town is built on a hill overlooking the River Axe which heads towards the at , and is in the local government district.
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  • Type: Town with 5,760 residents
  • Description: market town and civil parish in Devon, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Axminster Town” and “Axminster, Devon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Axminster railway station and Axminster Guildhall.

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

Town hall
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is a municipal building in West Street in Axminster, a town in , in England. The building, which is meeting place of Axminster Town Council, is also used as a community events venue.

Museum
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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, , England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kilmington and Raymond’s Hill.

Village
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is a village near Axminster in off the A35 road. The village population at the 2021 Census was 925. is a major part of Newbridges electoral ward whose population at the above census was 2,358.

Village
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Raymond's Hill is a village and residential area off the A35 road in , England, right on the border with the county of . It is about 2 miles southeast of Axminster in , and about 3 miles northwest of in Dorset.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England, 3 miles north east of Axminster on the border of Devon and , and about 6 miles south of . is situated 3 miles northeast of Axminster.

Axminster

Latitude
50.7821° or 50° 46′ 56″ north
Longitude
-2.998° or 2° 59′ 53″ west
Population
5,760
Elevation
144 feet (44 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB AXM
Open location code
9C2VQ2J2+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1620704843
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2656725
Wiki­data ID
Q792596
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Axminster” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Axminster”
  • Basque: “Axminster”
  • Bengali: “অ্যাক্সমিন্সটার”
  • Catalan: “Axminster”
  • Cebuano: “Axminster”
  • Chinese: “Axminster”
  • Chinese: “阿克斯敏斯特”
  • Chinese: “阿克斯明斯特”
  • Chinese: “阿克明斯特”
  • Czech: “Axminster”
  • Czech: “Axminsterský koberec”
  • Dutch: “Axminster”
  • French: “Axminster”
  • German: “Axminster-Teppich”
  • German: “Axminster”
  • Greek: “Άξμινστερ”
  • Gujarati: “એક્સમિનસ્ટર”
  • Irish: “Axminster”
  • Italian: “Axminster”
  • Japanese: “アキスミンスター”
  • Japanese: “アクミンスター”
  • Kannada: “ಆಕ್ಸ್ಮಿನ್ಸ್ಟರ್”
  • Korean: “액스민스터”
  • Ladin: “Axminster”
  • Latin: “Axeminstra”
  • Latin: “Axminster”
  • Lithuanian: “Aksminsteris”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Axminster”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Axminster”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Ascanmynster”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Axanmynster”
  • Persian: “اکسمینستر”
  • Polish: “Axminster”
  • Portuguese: “Axminster”
  • Romanian: “Axminster”
  • Russian: “Аксминстер”
  • Slovak: “Axminster”
  • Slovenian: “Axminster”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اکسمینستر”
  • Spanish: “Axminster”
  • Swedish: “Axminster”
  • Tamil: “ஷ்மின்ஸ்டேர்”
  • Telugu: “ఆమ్నిస్టర్”
  • Turkish: “Axminster”
  • Ukrainian: “Аксмінстер”
  • Urdu: “آکسمینسٹر”
  • Volapük: “Axminster”
  • Welsh: “Axminster”
  • “Axminster”

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