Axminster

  • Axminster is a town on the river Axe in the County of Devon in the South West Region of England. It is famed for its Axminster Carpets.

History

  • It was the Roman Fort and settlement of Moridunum, mentioned in the Peutinger Table.
  • Aerial photography has revealed the outline of the site to be located to the south of Axminster at Woodbury Farm.
  • It was on the junction of the Fosse Way with the Exeter to Dorchester coastal road.
  • There are no visible remains.

Roman Roads

 

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