| Axminster | |
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 Axminster | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Axminster Location within Devon | |
| Population | 5,761 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SY2998 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | AXMINSTER |
| Postcode district | EX13 |
| Dialling code | 01297 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Axminster is a market town and civil parish on the eastern border of the county of Devon in England. It is 28 miles (45 km) 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,[1] increasing to 5,761 at the 2011 census.[2] The town contains two electoral wards (town and rural) whose combined population is 7,110.[3][4] 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.
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : East Devon Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 28 January 2010
- ^ "Town population 2011". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Axminster Rural ward 2011". Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Axminster Town ward 2011". Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.