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 km) from the county town of Exeter. The town is improved a hillside overlooking the River Axe which heads in the direction of the English Channel at Axmouth, and also is in the East Devon local government area. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 5,626, increasing to 5,761 at the 2011 census. The town contains two electoral wards (town and also rural) the complete sum of both wards being a population of 7,110. The market is still held every Thursday. Axminster gave its name to a type of carpet. An Axminster-type power loom is capable of weaving top quality carpets with several differing colours and also patterns. While Axminster rugs are made in the town by Axminster Carpets Ltd, this sort of carpet is currently manufactured throughout the world.