Templecombe
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| Templecombe | |
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  Templecombe shown within Somerset |
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| Population | 1,510[1] |
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| District | South Somerset |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Somerton and Frome |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Templecombe is a village in Somerset, England, situated on the A357 road five miles south of Wincanton, twelve miles east of Yeovil, and 30 miles west of Salisbury. The village has a population of 1,510.[1]
Templecombe derives its name from Combe Templariorum, after the Knights Templar who established a preceptory in the village in 1185.[2][3]
The railway station is served by trains on the London Waterloo to Exeter St. Davids West of England Main Line, originally built by the London and South Western Railway. When the village was served by the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, trains had to reverse into Templecombe station. This unusual characteristic is shared with Limerick Junction in County Tipperary in Ireland. The station closed in 1966 due to the Beeching Axe, but re-opened due to local pressure in 1983.[4]
Templecombe's largest employer is Thales Underwater Systems.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Somerset County Council, 2002. Population estimates.
- ^ 'House of Knights Templar: The preceptory of Templecombe', A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 2 (1911), pp. 146-147. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=40936. Date accessed: 27 January 2008.
- ^ Grand Priory of Knights Templar in England and Wales
- ^ The Directory of Railway Stations R.V.J. Butt Patrick Stephens Ltd 1995 ISBN 1 85260 508 1
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