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Axminster, East Devon, Devon, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
AxminsterCivil Parish
East DevonDistrict
DevonCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Axminster5,761 (2018)
Raymond's Hill768 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
419335
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:419335:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Axminster, East Devon, Devon, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Axminster, East Devon, Devon, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Axminster, East Devon, Devon, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Аксминстер, Ист-Девон, Девон, Англия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
阿克明斯特, 東德文區, 德文郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Axminster, East Devon, Devon, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Anglo-Saxon:
Axanmynster, Defenascīr, Englaland, Geāned Cynerīce
Bengali:
অ্যাক্সমিন্সটার, ডেভন, ইংল্যান্ড, যুক্তরাজ্য
Catalan:
Axminster, Devon, Anglaterra, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Axminster, East Devon District, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Czech:
Axminster, Devon, Anglie, Spojené království
Dutch:
Axminster, East Devon, Devon, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Farsi/Persian:
اکسمینستر, دوون, انگلستان, بریتانیا
Greek:
Άξμινστερ, Ντέβον, Αγγλία, Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
Gujarati:
એક્સમિનસ્ટર, ડેવોન, ઈંગ્લેન્ડ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Irish Gaelic:
Axminster, Devon, Sasana, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Japanese:
アキスミンスター, イースト・デヴォン, デヴォン, イングランド, イギリス
Kannada:
ಆಕ್ಸ್ಮಿನ್ಸ್ಟರ್, ಡೆವೊನ್, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Korean:
액스민스터, 이스트데번, 데번주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Latin:
Axeminstra, Devonia, Anglia, Britanniarum regnum
Lithuanian:
Aksminsteris, Devonas, Anglija, Jungtinė Karalystė
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Axminster, Devon, Eng-tē, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Axminster, Devon, England, Storbritannia
Polish:
Axminster, East Devon, Devon, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Axminster, Devon, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Romanian:
Axminster, East Devon, Devon, Anglia, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
Slovenian:
Axminster, Devon, Anglija, Združeno kraljestvo Velike Britanije in Severne Irske
South Azerbaijani:
اکسمینستر, اینگیلیس, بیرلشمیش شاهلیق
Swedish:
Axminster, East Devon, Devon, England, Storbritannien
Tamil:
ஷ்மின்ஸ்டேர், டேவன், இங்கிலாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Telugu:
ఆమ్నిస్టర్, డెవన్, ఇంగ్లాండు, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Turkish:
Axminster, Devon, İngiltere, Birleşik Krallık
Ukrainian:
Аксмінстер, Девон, Англія, Велика Британія
Urdu:
ازمینستیر, مشرقی ڈیون, ڈیون, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ
Volapük:
Axminster, Devon, Linglän, Regän Pebalöl
Welsh:
Axminster, Dwyrain Dyfnaint, Dyfnaint, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig


Axminster is a market town and civil parish on the eastern border of the county of Devon in England. It is 28 miles (45 km) from the county town of Exeter. The town is built on a hill overlooking the River Axe which heads towards the English Channel at Axmouth, and is in the East Devon local government district.

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Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences35
Youngest Fossil Listed197 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed209 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Blue Lias1196.5 - 163.5 Ma (Jurassic)
Lias - Blue Lias19196.5 - 174.1 Ma (Jurassic)
Penarth - Lilstock - Langport12208.5 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Penarth - Westbury3208.5 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Psiloceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Psiloceratidae : Psiloceras201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Psilophyllites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Psiloceratidae : Psilophyllites201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Schlotheimia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Schlotheimiidae : Schlotheimia201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Gervillia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Gervillia208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Lima
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Lima208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Liostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Liostrea208.5 - 196.5 Ma
Mesozoic
Meleagrinella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Oxytomidae : Meleagrinella201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Placunopsis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Placunopsis201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Pholadomya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Pleuromya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Pleuromyidae : Pleuromya201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Spiriferina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Spiriferinidae : Spiriferina201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Diademopsis
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Pedinoida : Pedinidae : Diademopsis201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ichthyosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauria201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Protocardia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Protocardia208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Nemacanthus monilifer
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Synechodontiformes : Palaeospinacidae : Nemacanthus : Nemacanthus monilifer208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Pseudodalatias barnstonensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Pseudodalatiidae : Pseudodalatias : Pseudodalatias barnstonensis208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Sargodon tomicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Semionotiformes : Semionotidae : Sargodon : Sargodon tomicus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Praechlamys valoniensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Praechlamys : Praechlamys valoniensis208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Atreta intusstriata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Dimyidae : Atreta : Atreta intusstriata208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Parallelodon hettangiensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : Parallelodon : Parallelodon hettangiensis208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Modiolus (Cyranus) hillanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus : Modiolus (Cyranus) hillanus208.5 - 196.5 Ma
Mesozoic
Isocyprina ewaldi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Arcticidae : Isocyprina : Isocyprina ewaldi208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Pteromya tatei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Ceratomyidae : Pteromya : Pteromya tatei201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Calcirhynchia calcaria
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Wellerellidae : Calcirhynchia : Calcirhynchia calcaria201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Diademopsis serialis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Pedinoida : Pedinidae : Diademopsis : Diademopsis serialis201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axminster
Wikidata ID:Q792596
GeoNames ID:2656725

Localities in this Region

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