Axminster
Axminster is a market town and also civil parish on the eastern border of the county of Devon in England, some 28 miles (45 km) from the county town of Exeter. The community is built on a hillside forgeting the River Axe which heads towards the English Channel at Axmouth, and also is in the East Devon local government district. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 5,626, boosting to 5,761 at the 2011 census. The town includes 2 selecting wards (town and country) the total amount of both wards being a population of 7,110. The market is still held every Thursday. Axminster gave its name to a kind of rug. An Axminster-type power impend is capable of weaving top quality carpets with several differing colours as well as patterns. While Axminster carpets are made in the town by Axminster Carpets Ltd, this type of carpet is currently produced throughout the world.
