Templecombe is a town in Somerset, England, positioned on the A357 road 5 miles southern of Wincanton, 12 miles (19 km) east of Yeovil, as well as 30 miles (48 km) west of Salisbury. The town has a population of 1,560. In addition to the community of Combe Throop it creates the parish of Abbas and also Templecombe. The Abbas as well as Templecombe parish council has duty for regional concerns, consisting of setting an annual principle (regional price) to cover the council's operating expense as well as creating yearly make up public scrutiny. The parish council examines neighborhood preparation applications as well as collaborates with the local police, district council officers, and area watch groups on issues of crime, safety, as well as web traffic. The parish council's function likewise consists of starting tasks for the repair and maintenance of parish facilities, in addition to talking to the district council on the maintenance, repair service, as well as improvement of freeways, drain, paths, public transportation, and road cleaning. Conservation issues (including trees as well as provided buildings) and environmental problems are likewise the duty of the council. The town falls within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having formerly been part of Wincanton Rural District. The area council is accountable for local preparation and also structure control, local roadways, council real estate, environmental wellness, markets and also fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and also crematoria, recreation services, parks, and also tourist. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the largest and also most costly regional services such as education and learning, social solutions, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing as well as fire services, Trading Standards, garbage disposal as well as critical preparation. The town falls within the 'Blackmoor Vale' selecting ward. The most northerly parish is Mapperton with the most south being Henstridge. Corton Denham to the west is additionally 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 stood for in your home of Commons of the Parliament of the UK. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of political election, as well as part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament which chooses 7 MEPs making use of the d'Hondt approach of party-list proportional representation.