Martock
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  Map sources for Martock at grid reference ST463193
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For the Canadian place with the same name, see Martock, Nova Scotia.
Martock is a large village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the edge of the Somerset Levels seven miles north west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district.
The village has a population of 4,468. The village was once a junction on local branches of the Great Western Railway, now dismantled. Local places of interest include the Burrow Hill Cider Farm, the Mediaeval All Saints church – said to be the second largest in Somerset – that has unique carved wooden statues in the eves, and the many local arts and crafts businesses including Stone Masonery, Wood Working and Silver Smith.
[edit] References
- ^ Somerset County Council, 2002. Population estimates
[edit] External links
- Community website: Martock
- BBC Somerset: Pictures of Martock
- Genealogy UK&I: Martock
- The Somerset Urban Archaeological Survey: Martock, by Miranda Richardson
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