Martock is a large village and also civil parish 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 village, as well as Bower Hinton, which is located at the western end of the village and also bounded by Hurst and also the A303. Martock has a population of 4,766 and also was traditionally a market town. The church council has obligation for local concerns, including establishing an annual principle (local price) to cover the council's operating expense and creating annual accounts for public scrutiny. The church council evaluates local planning applications and collaborates with the regional authorities, district council police officers, and area watch teams on matters of criminal activity, security, and traffic. The parish council's duty additionally consists of starting projects for the repair and maintenance of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the upkeep, repair service, as well as improvement of highways, drainage, walkways, public transport, and also street cleaning. Preservation issues (consisting of trees as well as noted structures) and also ecological issues are likewise the obligation of the council. The town drops within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having actually previously been part of Yeovil Rural Area. The district council is accountable for regional preparation and also structure control, regional roadways, council real estate, ecological wellness, markets and also fairs, refuse collection as well as recycling, cemeteries and also crematoria, leisure services, parks, and also tourist. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and also most pricey regional services such as education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and also fire services, trading requirements, waste disposal and critical planning. A selecting ward exists in the very same name. Although Martock is the most populous location the ward extends north to Long Lots. The total population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 5,724. It is also part of the Somerton as well as Frome area constituency stood for in your home of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It chooses one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the message system of election, as well as part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament which elects 7 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.