Stoke-sub-Hamdon (or Stoke sub Hamdon), also called Stoke under Ham, is a huge village and also civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. It is located 5 miles (8 kilometres) west of Yeovil, with which it is connected by the A3088 road. The parish lies near the River Parrett, and consists of the town of East Stoke. The parish council has obligation for regional issues, including establishing an annual mandate (local price) to cover the council's operating costs and creating yearly represent public scrutiny. The parish council examines local preparation applications as well as deals with the local authorities, district council policemans, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of criminal offense, security, as well as traffic. The parish council's function also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, along with talking to the area council on the maintenance, repair service, as well as renovation of highways, drainage, paths, public transportation, and road cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees as well as listed buildings) as well as environmental issues are likewise the duty of the council. The village falls within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having formerly become part of Yeovil Rural Area. The district council is responsible for regional planning and also building control, local roads, council real estate, environmental health, markets as well as fairs, decline collection and recycling, burial grounds and crematoria, leisure services, parks, as well as tourism. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most pricey regional solutions such as education and learning, social solutions, collections, main roads, public transport, policing and fire solutions, trading standards, waste disposal and critical preparation. The village is in 'Hamdon' electoral ward. The ward extends south to Norton sub Hamdon The overall ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 2,711.