Martock is a big village and also civil parish in Somerset, England, positioned on the edge of the Somerset Levels 7 miles (11.3 km) north west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The church includes Hurst, roughly one mile south of the village, and 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 and was historically a market community. The parish council has responsibility for local concerns, consisting of setting an annual precept (local price) to cover the council's operating expense and also creating annual accounts for public scrutiny. The church council examines local planning applications and deals with the local cops, district council officers, as well as area watch groups on matters of criminal activity, safety and security, and traffic. The parish council's duty likewise consists of starting jobs for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, in addition to talking to the area council on the upkeep, repair, as well as improvement of highways, water drainage, walkways, public transport, as well as road cleaning. Preservation issues (consisting of trees and also provided buildings) as well as environmental issues are additionally the responsibility of the council. The village drops within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having formerly become part of Yeovil Rural District. The area council is accountable for local preparation as well as building control, local roads, council real estate, environmental health, markets as well as fairs, refuse collection and recycling, burial grounds and crematoria, recreation solutions, parks, and tourist. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the largest and most expensive neighborhood solutions such as education, social solutions, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, trading criteria, waste disposal and also tactical planning. An electoral ward exists in the same name. Although Martock is one of the most heavily populated location the ward extends north to Long Tons. The overall population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 5,724. It is additionally part of the Somerton as well as Frome region constituency stood for in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the UK. It chooses one Member of Parliament (MP) by the very first past the article system of election, and also part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament which chooses 7 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.