Templecombe is a village in Somerset, England, located on the A357 roadway 5 miles south of Wincanton, 12 miles (19 kilometres) east of Yeovil, and also 30 miles (48 kilometres) west of Salisbury. The town has a population of 1,560. Together with the hamlet of Combe Throop it develops the parish of Abbas as well as Templecombe. The Abbas and Templecombe parish council has duty for neighborhood concerns, including setting a yearly principle (neighborhood price) to cover the council's operating costs as well as producing yearly represent public scrutiny. The parish council assesses regional preparation applications and also collaborates with the regional police, area council policemans, as well as area watch groups on matters of criminal activity, safety, and also web traffic. The parish council's role also includes launching projects for the maintenance and repair of church facilities, along with talking to the district council on the upkeep, fixing, and renovation of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transportation, and also street cleaning. Preservation matters (including trees as well as detailed structures) as well as ecological issues are additionally the obligation of the council. The town falls within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having actually formerly belonged to Wincanton Rural District. The area council is accountable for regional planning and also building control, local roads, council housing, ecological wellness, markets and also fairs, decline collection and also recycling, burial grounds and also crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism. Somerset County Council is in charge of running the largest and also most expensive regional services such as education and learning, social solutions, collections, highways, public transport, policing as well as fire services, Trading Standards, waste disposal and also strategic preparation. The village falls within the 'Blackmoor Vale' selecting ward. One of the most northerly parish is Mapperton with one of the most south being Henstridge. Corton Denham to the west is also consisted of. The total population of the ward at the 2011 census was 5,450. It is likewise part of the Somerton and also Frome area constituency stood for in your home of Commons of the Parliament of the UK. It chooses one Member of Parliament (MP) by the initial past the article system of election, and also part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament which chooses 7 MEPs making use of the d'Hondt technique of party-list proportional representation.