Axminster Town Website
In 1755 Thomas Whitty started making carpets the town name of Axminster Carpets is known worldwide - Jaffe et fils makers of Military Plumes - Hugh Fearnley - Whittingstall of "River Cottage" TV fame the business amongst many other individual shops and business with Milton's Courtyard. The weekly Market Stalls offer a wide selection of produce.The Church of St Mary is the centerpiece of the town.
With excellent rail links to London and Exeter makes Axminster Devon a very popular town with Lyme Regis resort with its Jurassic Coastline continuing towards Seaton and the fossil beach of Charmouth Dorset a short drive away.
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