Axminster
Axminster is a market town and also civil parish on the eastern border of the region of Devon in England, some 28 miles (45 km) from the county town of Exeter. The town is built on a hill ignoring the River Axe which heads in the direction of the English Channel at Axmouth, and remains in the East Devon local government area. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 5,626, boosting to 5,761 at the 2011 census. The community includes two electoral wards (community as well as country) the overall amount of both wards being a population of 7,110. The market is still held every Thursday. Axminster offered its name to a sort of rug. An Axminster-type power impend is capable of weaving top quality rugs with lots of differing colours and also patterns. While Axminster carpetings are made in the community by Axminster Carpets Ltd, this sort of carpet is currently made around the globe.