Church of St Mary, Abbas and Templecombe

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.

[2] One of the manors within the parish was held by Earl Leofwine who gave it to Bishop Odo of Bayeux after the Norman Conquest.

[5][6] The preceptory served as an administrative centre for the lands held by the Templars in the south west of England and Cornwall.

[4] Parts of the original 12th-century church remain; however it underwent a major Victorian restoration in the 19th century, which included complete rebuilding of the chancel and the addition of the vestry.

[1] A cup and cover from 1628, two salvers made by Anthony Nelson in 1725 and a flagon from 1845 are included in the church plate.

[5] In the church is a painting on wooden boards of a head, which was discovered in the roof of an outhouse of a local building in 1945.