Templecombe

Templecombe

Templecombe shown within Somerset
Population	1,510^[1]
OS grid reference	ST709223
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
UK Parliament	Somerton and Frome
European Parliament	South West England
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^[2].

The village 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.

Templecombe's largest employer is Thales Underwater Systems.

References

The Directory of Railway Stations R.V.J. Butt Patrick Stephens Ltd 1995 ISBN 1 85260 508 1

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