Martock is a large town and also civil church 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 consists of Hurst, approximately 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 as well as the A303. Martock has a population of 4,766 as well as was historically a market town. The church council has responsibility for regional problems, consisting of establishing an annual principle (regional rate) to cover the council's operating costs and also creating annual represent public scrutiny. The church council reviews local planning applications as well as deals with the local authorities, area council policemans, as well as area watch teams on issues of criminal offense, safety and security, as well as web traffic. The parish council's function additionally includes starting projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the area council on the upkeep, repair, and enhancement of freeways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and road cleaning. Preservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and ecological concerns are additionally the responsibility of the council. The town falls within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Yeovil Rural Area. The district council is accountable for neighborhood planning as well as building control, local roads, council real estate, environmental health, markets and also fairs, refuse collection as well as recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure solutions, parks, as well as tourism. Somerset County Council is in charge of running the largest and most pricey local solutions such as education and learning, social services, collections, main roads, public transport, policing and also fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and tactical preparation. A selecting ward exists in the same name. Although Martock is one of the most populated area the ward stretches north to Long Tons. The total population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 5,724. It is also part of the Somerton and Frome county constituency stood for in your house of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It chooses 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 chooses seven MEPs making use of the d'Hondt technique of party-list proportional representation.
