North Cheriton

The Anglican Church of St John the Baptist in North Cheriton, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Holton is a village (or hamlet) and parish in Somerset, England, situated on the A303 road 2 miles (3.2 km) south west of Wincanton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 238.

The Anglican Church of St Nicholas in Holton, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Horsington is a village and Civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Wincanton and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Templecombe in the South Somerset district. The village lies on the edge of Horsington Marsh, part of the Blackmore Vale. In 2011 the population of the Parish, which includes the adjoining hamlets of Peckholdsash and Wilkin Throop and the village of South Cheriton was 571.

The Anglican Church of St John the Baptist in Horsington, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century and rebuilt between 1885 and 1887. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Horsington House is a country house in Horsington, near Templecombe in Somerset. It is a stone-built house with pillared porch, built in 1839. It is a Grade II listed building.The estate was the home of the Dodington family from around 1790 to 1922. The three-storey Doulting stone house built in 1839 has five bays on the front with a pediment supported by doric columns over the central porch.In 1939 the house and park were sold by Catherine Campbell Noyes to Malvern Girls' College. The charity Barnardo's used it as a children's home from 1946 until July 1972. Subsequently Horsington House became an hotel. It is now, once again, owned privately.

Maperton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of Wincanton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 140. However, this small number includes Elliscombe House care home which alone has an average of 40 residents.

King Arthur's School is a smaller than average secondary school in Wincanton, Somerset, England. It had 350 students between the ages of 11 and 16 in 2017. Before April 2019 it was called King Arthur's Community School.

Abbas Combe is a village in the civil parish of Abbas and Templecombe, in the county of Somerset, England. It is situated on the A357 road beside Templecombe, seven miles south west of Gillingham. As of 2002 the parish of Abbas and Templecombe had a population of 1,510. The modern area now known as Abbas Combe is now considered more of a part of Templecombe. The border is fuzzy however it's mostly the areas of Templecombe located north of the Railway Station. Abbas Combe consists of a few buildings and structures such as a church, a resovoir, farm, War Memorial, and many other buildings. Other than those Abbas Combe is entirely residential.Abbas Combe isn't served directly by any public transport routes but is right by Templecombe railway station.Abbas Combe is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086-7 as Cumbe, when it was held by the church of St Edward, Shaftesbury.

The Anglican Church of St Mary at Templecombe, within the English county of Somerset, was built in the 12th century and is a Grade II* listed building.The parish is part of the benefice of Abbas and Templecombe, Henstridge and Horsington within the archdeaconry of Wells.

Templecombe Preceptory (or Combe Templariorum) was established in 1185 in Templecombe, Somerset, England. One of the manors within the parish was held by Earl Leofwine. It was awarded to Bishop Odo of Bayeux after the Norman Conquest. It was his descendant Serlo FitzOdo who granted it to the Knights Templar who established a preceptory in the village in 1185.The preceptory served as an administrative centre for the lands held by the Templars in the south west of England and Cornwall. It may also have been used to train men and horses for the Crusades.After the Knights Templar were suppressed following the 1307 order by Pope Clement IV, it was granted to the Knights of St John who held it until the dissolution of the monasteries.An attempt to discover 'the village of the templars' was made by archaeological television programme Time Team.

Templecombe railway station serves the town of Templecombe in Somerset, England. It is situated on the West of England Main Line, 112 miles 2 chains (180.3 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The main station opened in 1860 but a smaller station on the lower line opened in 1862. It was closed in 1966 but was reopened in 1983 following local community pressure. It is currently operated by South Western Railway.