Templecombe
Templecombe is a village in Somerset, England, located on the A357 roadway 5 miles south of Wincanton, 12 miles (19 km) eastern of Yeovil, as well as 30 miles (48 kilometres) west of Salisbury. The town has a population of 1,560. Along with the community of Combe Throop it forms the parish of Abbas as well as Templecombe. The Abbas and also Templecombe parish council has responsibility for regional issues, including setting an annual mandate (local price) to cover the council's operating expense as well as creating yearly make up public scrutiny. The parish council reviews neighborhood planning applications as well as collaborates with the neighborhood police, district council officers, and area watch groups on issues of crime, safety, and also web traffic. The parish council's role likewise includes initiating projects for the repair and maintenance of church facilities, along with speaking with the district council on the maintenance, fixing, as well as renovation of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, as well as street cleaning. Preservation matters (including trees and also noted structures) and also environmental concerns are likewise the obligation of the council. The village falls within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having previously become part of Wincanton Rural District. The area council is responsible for regional planning and building control, regional roadways, council housing, environmental health and wellness, markets and also fairs, refuse collection as well as recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, recreation services, parks, and also tourism. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and also most pricey neighborhood solutions such as education and learning, social services, libraries, highways, public transport, policing and fire solutions, Trading Standards, garbage disposal and also tactical preparation. The town falls within the 'Blackmoor Vale' electoral ward. One of the most northward parish is Mapperton with one of the most southerly being Henstridge. Corton Denham to the west is also consisted of. The overall population of the ward at the 2011 census was 5,450. It is also part of the Somerton as well as Frome area constituency represented in your house of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the initial past the message system of election, and part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament which elects 7 MEPs using the d'Hondt technique of party-list proportional representation.