Axminster
Axminster is a market town and also civil parish on the eastern boundary of the area of Devon in England, some 28 miles (45 kilometres) from the county town of Exeter. The community is built on a hillside neglecting the River Axe which heads towards the English Channel at Axmouth, and also remains in the East Devon local government district. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 5,626, enhancing to 5,761 at the 2011 census. The town consists of 2 electoral wards (community and also country) the complete amount of both wards being a population of 7,110. The market is still held every Thursday. Axminster provided its name to a sort of carpeting. An Axminster-type power loom is capable of weaving premium quality carpetings with several differing colours and also patterns. While Axminster carpetings are made in the community by Axminster Carpets Ltd, this sort of carpeting is currently manufactured around the world.