Axmouth
Built-up area in East Devon, Devon, England
| Coordinates: | 50.714, -3.047 |
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| OS grid ref: | SY 26 90 |
| Population: | 496 |
| Dialling code: | 01297 (Axminster) |
Axmouth is a small village and historic port at the mouth of the River Axe in East Devon, Devon, England. Set beside the estuary and close to the Jurassic Coast, it nestles beneath steep, wooded slopes and sits within a nationally valued coastal landscape; the nearby Axmouth to Lyme Regis Undercliffs is famous for dramatic landslips, rich wildlife and fossil-bearing cliffs.
Once an important medieval port, Axmouth lost commercial prominence as the estuary shifted, but reminders of its maritime past survive in old quays and cottages. Today it is a small, community-centred place where tourism, birdwatching, walking and local services sustain the economy, with the parish church and village pub still acting as social hubs.
Postcode districts covering Axmouth
Most populated places nearby
- Exeter 20.5 miles
- Taunton 21.3 miles
- Yeovil 23.6 miles
- Exmouth 16.3 miles
- Tiverton 22.6 miles
- Teignmouth 22.7 miles
- Bridport 12.8 miles
- Chard 11.7 miles
- Chard Town 11.9 miles
- Sidmouth 8.5 miles
- Honiton 8.7 miles
- Dawlish 20.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Seaton Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Colyford Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Colyton Built-up area 2 miles
- Trinity Ward 2.4 miles
- Beer Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Musbury Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Combpyne Rousdon Parish 2.7 miles
- Beer & Branscombe Ward 3.8 miles
- Newbridges Ward 3.8 miles
- Shute Parish 4.2 miles
- Uplyme Built-up area 4.2 miles
- Southleigh Parish 4.4 miles
Example postcodes in Axmouth
EX12 4BR, EX12 4BS, EX12 4AX, EX12 4AL, EX12 4BU, EX12 4AT, EX12 4AJ, EX12 4BT, EX12 4BD … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 16.1 miles
- Bristol Airport 48.4 miles
- Axminster Railway Station 4.9 miles
- Honiton Railway Station 8.4 miles
Hotels near Axmouth Ad
- The Dower House Hotel 4 2 miles
- Kerrington House 5 4.8 miles
- Anchor Inn by Greene King Inns 3 2.3 miles
- Lyme 1 Hotel 4.9 miles
- The Royal Lion Hotel 3 5 miles
- Fernhill Hotel 3 5.9 miles
- Sid Valley Country House Hotel 3 7.5 miles
- The George Hotel 5.2 miles
- Hunters Moon Hotel 8.4 miles
- Bedford Hotel 3 8.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Newenham Abbey Historic site 4.2 miles
- Charmouth Beach Beach 6.6 miles
- Forde Abbey Historic site 10.7 miles
- Cricket Saint Thomas Estate 12.4 miles
- Dunkeswell Abbey Historic site 14.3 miles
- Bishops Court Estate 17.6 miles
- Exmouth Marina Marina 17.8 miles
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 19.1 miles
- Killerton Estate 19.3 miles