PROFILE: Axminster - Busy Community Nestled Next to the A35

Axminster and is a vital gateway for commuters into central Devon, west Dorset or south Somerset. Axminster is on the Southwest trains mainline network with direct trains into Waterloo.

The town itself boasts many independent family stores, very much against the usual style of the modern High Street! Local industry is booming with some national businesses, for instances Axminster Tool Hire and the world renown Axminster Carpets. New housing is under construction as is a thriving property market. The town is served by Pulman's Weekly News which first published in 1857.

Many local schools and clubs are located in Axminster as well as a healthy Skittles and Cribbage leagues. The World Heritage coastline of Lyme Bay is only a few miles away with its many attraction.