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Axminster (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 50 47 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 50.7833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 002 59 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -2.9833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Small town famous for carpet making; Aethelstan founded a college here in the 10th century; the ruins of Newnham Abbey, founded in the 13th century by Reginald de Mohun, are nearby. |
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| Axminster (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Alsemenistra (H,V,Anglo-Saxon,U,N)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
| Alseministra (H,V,Anglo-Saxon,U,N)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
| Alseminstre (H,V,Anglo-Saxon,U,N)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
| Axeministra (H,V)
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............ | recorded in 1086 |
| Axeministre (H,V)
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............ | recorded in 1086 |
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Devon (county) (P) |
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Axminster (inhabited place) (P) |
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