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 area. The church consists of Hurst, roughly one mile south of the town, and Bower Hinton, which lies at the western end of the village and bounded by Hurst as well as the A303. Martock has a population of 4,766 as well as was historically a market town. The parish council has responsibility for neighborhood issues, consisting of setting an annual mandate (neighborhood price) to cover the council's operating expense and creating annual represent public scrutiny. The church council examines local planning applications and deals with the regional cops, district council policemans, and also neighbourhood watch teams on matters of crime, safety and security, as well as web traffic. The parish council's role likewise consists of launching jobs for the repair and maintenance of parish facilities, in addition to consulting with the area council on the upkeep, fixing, as well as improvement of highways, drain, paths, public transport, as well as road cleaning. Conservation issues (including trees and also detailed structures) and ecological problems are likewise the duty of the council. The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously become part of Yeovil Rural District. The area council is responsible for neighborhood preparation and building control, neighborhood roadways, council real estate, ecological health, markets and also fairs, refuse collection and also recycling, cemeteries as well as crematoria, recreation services, parks, and tourist. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the largest and most expensive local solutions such as education, social solutions, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, trading standards, waste disposal as well as strategic planning. An electoral ward exists in the same name. Although Martock is one of the most populated location the ward extends north to Long Lots. The complete population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 5,724. It is additionally part of the Somerton and Frome county constituency stood for in your home of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the initial past the article 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 technique of party-list proportional representation.