Use the full area code before the local subscriber number.
UK geographic telephone code
01297 area code: Axminster
The 01297 dialling code is associated with Axminster.
How to dial Axminster
Use +44 and remove the leading zero from the area code.
An area-code match describes the number range, not the caller's identity or current physical location. Caller ID can also be spoofed.
Recent reports for 01297 numbers
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Rang a few times then went dead
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American automates message claiming to be hmrc
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scam of some sort - quite funny when the caller asked if I was the property owner and I said no....they were completely flummoxed and didn't know what to say...they just hung up.
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rang me twice first time I answered I got a load of foreign language being spoken hung up. they rang again but didnt speak hung up again
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Caller (female Indian accent) checked whether my domestic equipment was working OK. If I wanted to renew insurance they would send paperwork within 4 days, but needed my 16 card number for identity purposes. I told her that I would not be giving her any financial information - then concluded my call.
Source and review
This page uses Ofcom telephone area codes area-code information retrieved on 3 September 2026.