Templecombe
Templecombe is a village in Somerset, England, situated on the A357 roadway five miles south of Wincanton, 12 miles (19 km) eastern of Yeovil, as well as 30 miles (48 km) west of Salisbury. The town has a population of 1,560. Along with the district of Combe Throop it creates the parish of Abbas as well as Templecombe. The Abbas as well as Templecombe parish council has responsibility for local problems, consisting of establishing a yearly principle (local price) to cover the council's operating costs as well as producing yearly accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council examines regional planning applications and also collaborates with the local cops, district council policemans, and also neighbourhood watch groups on issues of crime, protection, and web traffic. The parish council's role likewise includes launching jobs for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, in addition to seeking advice from the district council on the upkeep, repair work, as well as enhancement of freeways, drain, walkways, public transport, and also road cleaning. Conservation issues (including trees and noted buildings) as well as environmental issues are likewise the responsibility of the council. The village drops within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having actually formerly belonged to Wincanton Rural District. The area council is accountable for local planning as well as building control, regional roads, council housing, environmental wellness, markets as well as fairs, decline collection as well as recycling, burial grounds and crematoria, leisure services, parks, as well as tourist. Somerset County Council is in charge of running the biggest and most pricey neighborhood solutions such as education and learning, social services, libraries, highways, public transport, policing and also fire solutions, Trading Standards, garbage disposal and also calculated planning. The village falls within the 'Blackmoor Vale' selecting ward. The most northern parish is Mapperton with the most southerly being Henstridge. Corton Denham to the west is likewise consisted of. The total population of the ward at the 2011 census was 5,450. It is additionally part of the Somerton as well as Frome area constituency stood for in your home of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the initial past the post system of election, and also part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament which chooses seven MEPs making use of the d'Hondt approach of party-list proportional representation.