Axmouth

Axmouth
Axmouth seen from across the River Axe and below Hawkesdown Hill
Axmouth seen from across the River Axe and below Hawkesdown Hill
Axmouth is located in Devon
Axmouth
Axmouth
Location within Devon
Population493 
Civil parish
  • Axmouth
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°43′N 3°03′W / 50.717°N 3.050°W / 50.717; -3.050
Audio recording of birds on the estuary, by Lawrence Shove, March 1966
St Michael's Church, Axmouth

Axmouth is a village, civil parish and former manor in the East Devon district of Devon, England, near the mouth of the River Axe. The village itself is about 1 mile (1.6 km) inland, on the east bank of the Axe estuary. The parish extends along the estuary to the sea, and a significant distance to the east. The village is near Seaton and Beer which are on the other side of the Axe estuary.[1][2]

According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 493.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Election Maps (Map). Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ Explorer 116 - Lyme Regis & Bridport (Map). 1:25000. Ordnance Survey. ISBN 978-0-319-24317-6.