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AXE (The), a river of Dorset and Devon. It rises near Cheddington, in Dorset; runs south-westward to Ford, where it enters Devon; and goes thence south-south westward, past Axminster, to the English channel at Axmouth. Its length of course is about 21 miles. It is navigable for about 4 miles from its mouth.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
| Administrative units: | Devon Ancient County |
| Place names: | AXE | AXE THE | THE AXE |
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