Stoke-sub-Hamdon (or Stoke sub Hamdon), additionally called Stoke under Ham, is a big town and also civil parish in the South Somerset area of Somerset, England. It is situated 5 miles (8 km) west of Yeovil, with which it is linked by the A3088 roadway. The church lies near the River Parrett, and includes the town of East Stoke. The parish council has duty for neighborhood problems, including establishing a yearly precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and also creating yearly accounts for public scrutiny. The church council reviews regional planning applications as well as collaborates with the neighborhood police, district council officers, and also area watch teams on matters of criminal activity, safety, as well as traffic. The parish council's function also includes launching jobs for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as talking to the district council on the upkeep, repair work, as well as renovation of highways, drain, paths, public transport, and road cleaning. Preservation issues (consisting of trees and also provided structures) and environmental issues are also the obligation of the council. The town drops within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having actually formerly become part of Yeovil Rural Area. The district council is accountable for local preparation and structure control, local roads, council real estate, environmental health and wellness, markets and also fairs, refuse collection as well as recycling, burial grounds as well as crematoria, recreation solutions, parks, and tourist. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the biggest and also most pricey local services such as education, social solutions, libraries, highways, public transportation, policing as well as fire solutions, trading criteria, waste disposal and calculated preparation. The town is in 'Hamdon' electoral ward. The ward stretches south to Norton sub Hamdon The total ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 2,711.