Martock

Other current and historical names

Maertoch
Mertoch
Maertoc
Maertoca
Maertocha
Mertocha
Mar

Built-Up Area: Martock
Parish/Community: Martock
District/Borough: South Somerset
County: Somerset
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 50°58'14"N 2°45'58"W
Eastings/Northings: 346304, 119297
OS Grid: ST463192
Mapcode Local: GBR MH.M30V
Mapcode Global: FRA 563K.05K

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Martock within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Martock in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Martock, hundred, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Somerset - hundred and par., 7302 ac., pop. 3005; vil., 7 miles NW. of Yeovil; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; has a grammar school of 1661.

Martock in the Domesday Book

A village in Martock hundred, in the county of Somerset.

- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Thanes, three; Queen Edith
- Tenants in Chief in 1086: King William; Ansger the cook; Aelfric Small
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: King William; Ansger the cook; Aelfric Small
- Taxable Value: 43 ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £74 10/- in 1070; £78 in 1086
- Households: 65 villagers; 24 smallholders; 6 slaves; 4 men; 14 other households
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 29 men's ploughs (42 plough lands)
- Meadow: 50 acres
- Woodland: 1 mixed measure
- Pasture: 1 league
- Mills: 2, value £1 15/-
- Other resources: 1 fishery
- Animals in 1086: 23 cattle; 36 pigs; 2 cobs

British Place Names

Martock, Somerset

Martock is a village in Somerset

Martock in historic gazetteers

Martock in the Domesday Book