A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Axminster, par. and market town, in the above hundred (part of the par. being in Dorset), on river Axe, 25 miles NE. of Exeter and 144 miles SW. of London by rail, 7058 ac., Pop. 2872; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Saturday. It was once famous for its mfrs. of carpets. Buckland, the geologist, was born here in 1784.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and market town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Axminster CP/AP Axminster CP Dorset AncC |
| Place: | Axminster |
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