Abbas Combe

infobox UK place
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static_image_caption = St Mary's Church
country= England
latitude= 51.003565
longitude= -2.419168
official_name= Abbas Combe
population= 1,510
shire_district= South Somerset
shire_county = Somerset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster= Somerton and Frome
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postcode_district =
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dial_code=
os_grid_reference= ST706227

Abbas Combe was the former name for part of the rural village in south Somerset now generally known as Templecombe, England, 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 1,510cite web | publisher = Somerset County Council | date = 2002 | url = http://www.somerset.gov.uk/media/030D1/S_Som02%20mye.pdf | format = PDF | title = Population Estimates for South Somerset Parishes ] .

Abbas Combe is recorded in the "Domesday Book" of 1086-7 as "Cumbe", when it was held by the church of St Edward, Shaftesbury. [cite book| last =Williams | first =Ann | authorlink = | coauthors =G H Martin | title =Domesday Book: A Complete Translation | publisher = Penguin| date = | location =London | pages =pp. 247; 1303 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn =9780141439945 ]

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