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 kilometres) from the county town of Exeter. The town is built on a hillside forgeting the River Axe which heads towards the English Channel at Axmouth, as well as 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 community has 2 selecting wards (town and also rural) 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 carpeting. An Axminster-type power loom can weaving top quality carpets with lots of varying colours as well as patterns. While Axminster carpetings are made in the town by Axminster Carpets Ltd, this type of rug is now made throughout the world.