Martock is a huge town and also civil church in Somerset, England, located on the edge of the Somerset Levels 7 miles (11.3 km) north west of Yeovil in the South Somerset area. The church consists of Hurst, around one mile south of the town, and Bower Hinton, which is located at the western end of the town as well as bounded by Hurst and the A303. Martock has a population of 4,766 as well as was traditionally a market community. The parish council has duty for neighborhood issues, consisting of establishing a yearly principle (neighborhood rate) to cover the council's operating expense and also creating yearly represent public scrutiny. The church council reviews local preparation applications as well as works with the regional authorities, district council policemans, and also neighbourhood watch teams on issues of criminal activity, safety, as well as website traffic. The parish council's role additionally consists of starting tasks for the repair and maintenance of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the area council on the upkeep, repair, and also improvement of freeways, drain, walkways, public transport, as well as street cleaning. Conservation issues (consisting of trees and also noted structures) as well as ecological concerns are likewise the duty of the council. The village drops within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having previously become part of Yeovil Rural District. The area council is accountable for neighborhood preparation as well as structure control, neighborhood roadways, council real estate, environmental health, markets and fairs, decline collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, recreation solutions, parks, and also tourism. Somerset County Council is in charge of running the largest and most expensive neighborhood services such as education, social solutions, libraries, main roads, public transportation, policing and fire services, trading requirements, waste disposal and also strategic planning. An electoral ward exists in the very same name. Although Martock is one of the most populous area the ward stretches north to Long Tons. The overall population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 5,724. It is likewise part of the Somerton as well as Frome region constituency represented in your home of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It chooses one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of political election, and also part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament which elects 7 MEPs using the d'Hondt approach of party-list proportional representation.