page_title: Martock
section_title: Landmarks
hierarchical_section_title: Martock / Landmarks
caption_attribution_description: English: The Market House Wikidata has entry Q26519825 with data related to this item.This is a photo of listed building number 1225758. Market Cross Wikidata has entry Q26556702 with data related to this item.This is a photo of listed building number 1266188.
context_page_description: Martock is a large village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the edge of the Somerset Levels 7 miles north west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The parish includes Hurst, approximately one mile south of the village, and Bower Hinton, which is located at the western end of the village and bounded by Hurst and the A303. Martock has a population of 4,766 and was historically a market town.
context_section_description: The Treasurer's House is a National Trust-owned property built from hamstone during the 13th century.
  Notable dwelling houses include Church Lodge.
  Local places of interest include the Burrow Hill Cider Farm.
  The Parrett Iron Works was a series of industrial buildings next to the River Parrett. The site was originally named Carey's Mill and the adjoining bridge is called Carey's Mill Bridge which was built of Ham stone in the 18th century. The Iron Works was founded in 1855, on the site of a former snuff mill. The site included a foundry, with a prominent chimney, ropewalk, workshops and several smaller workshops and cottages. The sluice which powered the waterwheel and sluice keepers cottage still exist.
  The hamstone Market House on Church Street was built around 1753 and restored and reopened in 1960. It is a Grade II listed building. Grants of over £200,000 have been obtained to restore the building and establish a community office. In front of the Market House is a Market Cross, also known as The Pinnacle, with a column which dates from 1741 with a fluted Tuscan column, on a stepped plinth, which supports a ball finial crowned with a wrought-iron weathervane.
  Madey Mill is a Grade II* listed watermill with medieval origins. The current buildings date from the 17th century. It has suffered from a lack of maintenance and has been placed on the Heritage at Risk Register.
caption: Market House and cross
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