Fort · near Axminster · Devon

Moridunum

You reach Moridunum, a fort, by heading 100 m south of Axminster. Close by, Shute Barton is 4.6 km away, one of 30 within 15 km.

Where

100 m

south of Axminster

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Fort near Axminster

Just outside Axminster

Moridunum is 100 m south of Axminster. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Which month to go

The warmest stretch in Axminster is June to September, at 19–22°C in the afternoon.

Jan8° / 3°114 mm

Feb9° / 3°83 mm

Mar11° / 4°79 mm

Apr14° / 5°73 mm

May17° / 8°64 mm

Jun20° / 11°64 mm

Jul22° / 12°60 mm

Aug21° / 12°84 mm

Sep19° / 10°79 mm

Oct15° / 8°120 mm

Nov11° / 5°127 mm

Dec9° / 3°121 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Axminster, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Axminster. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Axminster’s full climate →

About

Moridunum

Fort.

Type: Fort
Town: 100 m south of Axminster

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting to Moridunum

The numbers show what else is near Moridunum, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Towns near Moridunum

Home to 6,094 people, Axminster is the largest of these 5. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · 100 m north of it

Axminster

6,094 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 2 km east of it

Raymond's Hill

499 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 2.4 km west of it

Kilmington

929 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 3.3 km southwest of it

Musbury

561 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Moridunum is	People	Places to visit
Axminster	100 m north of it	6,094	7
Raymond's Hill	2 km east of it	499	10
Kilmington	2.4 km west of it	929	8
Musbury	3.3 km southwest of it	561	10
Uplyme	3.8 km southeast of it	1,053	9

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 forts.

Historic house · National TrustShute Barton4.6 km away 2

MuseumAxminster Museum1.1 km away 3

CastleColcombe Castle5.5 km away 4

CastleForde Abbey9.9 km away 5

MuseumDinosaurland Fossil Museum6.7 km away 6

FortMusbury Castle3.6 km away 7

MuseumLyme Regis Museum6.9 km away 8

Fort · English HeritageBlackbury Camp12 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Moridunum, answered

Where is Moridunum?

Moridunum is 100 m south of Axminster, Devon.

What is Moridunum?

Fort.

When is the best time to visit Moridunum?

June to September are the warmest months in Axminster, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Moridunum?

Within 15 km: Shute Barton (4.6 km), Axminster Museum (1.1 km), Colcombe Castle (5.5 km) and Forde Abbey (9.9 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Shute Barton: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Axminster Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Colcombe Castle: Rev. John Swete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Forde Abbey: Pengannel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dinosaurland Fossil Museum: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musbury Castle: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lyme Regis Museum: Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
Blackbury Camp: Blokenearexeter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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