Templecombe is a village in Somerset, England, situated on the A357 road 5 miles south of Wincanton, 12 miles (19 kilometres) eastern of Yeovil, and also 30 miles (48 km) west of Salisbury. The town has a population of 1,560. In addition to the district of Combe Throop it forms the parish of Abbas and Templecombe. The Abbas and also Templecombe parish council has duty for regional problems, including establishing a yearly mandate (regional price) to cover the council's operating costs and also producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council reviews local planning applications and also works with the regional authorities, area council police officers, as well as neighbourhood watch groups on issues of crime, security, and also website traffic. The church council's role likewise consists of initiating jobs for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, along with speaking with the area council on the maintenance, repair, and enhancement of highways, water drainage, walkways, public transport, and also street cleaning. Preservation issues (consisting of trees and also noted structures) and environmental issues are also the obligation of the council. The village falls within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having actually previously become part of Wincanton Rural District. The area council is accountable for local preparation and also building control, local roadways, council real estate, environmental health and wellness, markets as well as fairs, refuse collection and recycling, burial grounds as well as crematoria, recreation services, parks, and also tourism. Somerset County Council is in charge of running the largest as well as most costly neighborhood solutions such as education, social services, libraries, highways, public transport, policing and fire services, Trading Standards, waste disposal as well as calculated planning. The town falls within the 'Blackmoor Vale' selecting ward. The most northern parish is Mapperton with one of the most south being Henstridge. Corton Denham to the west is also included. The overall population of the ward at the 2011 census was 5,450. It is likewise part of the Somerton as well as Frome area constituency represented in the 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 seven MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.