Stoke-sub-hamdon
Stoke-sub-Hamdon (or Stoke sub Hamdon), likewise known as Stoke under Ham, is a big town and civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. It is situated 5 miles (8 km) west of Yeovil, with which it is connected by the A3088 roadway. The church lies near the River Parrett, and also includes the village of East Stoke. The parish council has obligation for local concerns, including establishing a yearly principle (regional price) to cover the council's operating expense and creating annual represent public scrutiny. The church council reviews local planning applications and collaborates with the local authorities, district council policemans, and also area watch groups on matters of criminal offense, protection, and also traffic. The parish council's function also includes initiating jobs for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as talking to the district council on the maintenance, repair, and also renovation of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transportation, and also street cleaning. Preservation issues (consisting of trees and also provided buildings) and environmental problems are also the duty of the council. The town falls within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having actually previously been part of Yeovil Rural District. The district council is in charge of local preparation as well as structure control, local roads, council real estate, ecological health, markets and fairs, decline collection and also recycling, burial grounds and crematoria, leisure solutions, parks, as well as tourism. Somerset County Council is in charge of running the largest as well as most pricey local solutions such as education, social solutions, libraries, highways, public transport, policing and also fire solutions, trading requirements, waste disposal and calculated planning. 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.
