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Where is Axminster?

Axminster is located in the county of Devon, South West England, four miles north-east of the town of Colyton, 24 miles east of the major city of Exeter, 49 miles south of Cardiff, and 135 miles west of London. Axminster lies two miles west of the Dorset border. Axminster falls within the district council of East Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX13 postcode district. The post town for Axminster is Axminster.

Axminster on a map

Map showing extent of Axminster as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Axminster
Map showing location of Axminster within the UK
Location of Axminster within the UK

Which county is Axminster in?

Axminster is in the ceremonial county of Devon, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Devon.

Ceremonial CountyDevon
Historic CountyDevon
Administrative CountyDevon

Where is Axminster in Devon?

Axminster is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Devon, and towards the easternmost extremity of Devon.

Map showing location of Axminster within Devon
Location of Axminster within Devon

What is the postcode for Axminster?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Axminster is EX13 5NU.

Where is Axminster in EX13?

Axminster is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX13 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EX13 postcode district.

Map showing location of Axminster within EX13
Location of Axminster within EX13

What is the post town for Axminster?

The post town for Axminster is Axminster. Axminster is in the EX13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Axminster.

What is the latitude and longitude of Axminster?

The centre of Axminster is located at position 50.7821° latitude and -2.9994° longitude.

Latitude50.7821°
Longitude-2.9994°

What is the easting and northing of Axminster?

The centre of Axminster is located at the grid reference easting 329639 and northing 98535 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting329639
Northing98535

What are the nearest towns to Axminster?

Position of Axminster relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Axminster to the centre of the town.

north-east
4m
Axminster is 4 miles north-east of Colyton
north-west
5m
Axminster is 5 miles north-west of Lyme Regis
north-east
6m
Axminster is 6 miles north-east of Seaton
south
6m
Axminster is 6 miles south of Chard
east
8m
Axminster is 8 miles east of Honiton
south
11m
Axminster is 11 miles south of Ilminster
west
11m
Axminster is 11 miles west of Bridport
south-west
11m
Axminster is 11 miles south-west of Crewkerne
west
12m
Axminster is 12 miles west of Beaminster
east
12m
Axminster is 12 miles east of Ottery St Mary

What are the nearest cities to Axminster?

Position of Axminster relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Axminster to the centre of the city.

east
24m
Axminster is 24 miles east of Exeter
south-west
33m
Axminster is 33 miles south-west of Wells
south
49m
Axminster is 49 miles south of Cardiff
south
50m
Axminster is 50 miles south of Bristol
south-west
50m
Axminster is 50 miles south-west of Bath
south
56m
Axminster is 56 miles south of Newport
west
56m
Axminster is 56 miles west of Salisbury
north-east
58m
Axminster is 58 miles north-east of Plymouth
west
70m
Axminster is 70 miles west of Southampton
south-east
71m
Axminster is 71 miles south-east of Swansea

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