Martock
Martock is a big town and civil church in Somerset, England, located on the edge of the Somerset Levels 7 miles (11.3 kilometres) north west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The parish consists of Hurst, approximately one mile south of the town, and also Bower Hinton, which is located at the western end of the village as well as bounded by Hurst and also the A303. Martock has a population of 4,766 as well as was traditionally a market town. The parish council has obligation for regional issues, consisting of setting a yearly mandate (regional price) to cover the council's operating expense as well as generating yearly represent public scrutiny. The parish council assesses regional planning applications as well as works with the regional authorities, district council officers, as well as neighbourhood watch teams on matters of crime, protection, as well as website traffic. The parish council's duty also consists of initiating projects for the repair and maintenance of parish facilities, as well as speaking with the area council on the upkeep, repair service, and enhancement of highways, drainage, paths, public transport, and also road cleaning. Preservation issues (consisting of trees and also detailed buildings) and also environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council. The town falls within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having previously belonged to Yeovil Rural Area. The area council is accountable for regional planning and also building control, local roadways, council real estate, ecological health, markets as well as fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and also crematoria, recreation services, parks, as well as tourism. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the biggest as well as most pricey regional solutions such as education, social solutions, libraries, highways, public transportation, policing as well as fire services, trading standards, waste disposal as well as critical planning. An electoral ward exists in the exact same name. Although Martock is one of the most heavily populated location the ward stretches north to Long Lots. The total population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 5,724. It is likewise part of the Somerton and Frome county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the UK. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the article system of election, and part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament which elects 7 MEPs making use of the d'Hondt approach of party-list proportional representation.
