Martock is a big town and 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 district. The parish consists of Hurst, about one mile south of the town, as well as Bower Hinton, which lies at the western end of the village as well as bounded by Hurst as well as the A303. Martock has a population of 4,766 and was traditionally a market community. The church council has obligation for regional issues, consisting of setting an annual principle (regional price) to cover the council's operating expense as well as generating yearly make up public scrutiny. The parish council reviews local planning applications and also collaborates with the regional police, district council police officers, and also area watch teams on issues of criminal activity, protection, and traffic. The parish council's duty additionally consists of initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, fixing, and enhancement of freeways, drain, walkways, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation issues (including trees as well as provided structures) as well as ecological problems are also the duty of the council. The town falls within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously belonged to Yeovil Rural Area. The area council is in charge of local preparation and structure control, local roads, council housing, ecological health, markets and also fairs, decline collection as well as recycling, cemeteries as well as crematoria, leisure services, parks, and also tourism. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest as well as most costly regional services such as education and learning, social services, collections, highways, public transport, policing and fire services, trading requirements, waste disposal and strategic preparation. A selecting 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 likewise part of the Somerton as well as Frome area constituency represented in your home of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the message system of 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.