Axminster is a small market town on the eastern border of Devon. The town is built on a hill overlooking the River Axe.

Axminster is famous for a type of carpet, which was produced on a loom that was capable of weaving high quality carpets with many varying patterns and colours.

Axminster is the southern starting point of the Taunton Stop Line, a World War II defensive line consisting of pillboxes and anti-tank obstacles, which runs north to the Somerset coast near Highbridge.