is believed to be linked to the period when the Knights Templar held the village. In Templecombe stands the United Reformed Church (next door to the former The Royal Wessex, Public House). This building has been on the site for over 150 years and was originally a congregational church. Notable residents General Sir Richard McCreery (1898–1967), Chief of Staff to Field Marshal Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, at the time of the Second Battle of El Alamein and later commanded the British Eighth Army in Northern Italy during 1944–45, died in Templecombe. References External links Village website Villages in South Somerset