Stoke-sub-Hamdon (or Stoke sub Hamdon), likewise called Stoke under Ham, is a big town as well as civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. It is located 5 miles (8 kilometres) west of Yeovil, with which it is linked by the A3088 road. The church is located near the River Parrett, as well as consists of the town of East Stoke. The parish council has obligation for neighborhood problems, including setting a yearly mandate (regional rate) to cover the council's operating costs as well as creating yearly accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council reviews neighborhood planning applications as well as deals with the regional police, area council police officers, and area watch teams on issues of crime, safety, as well as traffic. The parish council's duty also consists of initiating tasks for the repair and maintenance of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and also improvement of freeways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and also road cleaning. Preservation matters (including trees as well as noted buildings) and also environmental concerns are likewise the obligation of the council. The village drops within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having actually previously belonged to Yeovil Rural Area. The area council is accountable for local preparation and structure control, regional roads, council real estate, environmental health, markets and also fairs, reject collection and also recycling, burial grounds and crematoria, recreation services, parks, and also tourist. Somerset County Council is in charge of running the biggest and also most pricey regional solutions such as education, social solutions, libraries, highways, public transportation, policing and fire solutions, trading standards, waste disposal and also strategic preparation. The village remains in 'Hamdon' electoral ward. The ward stretches southern to Norton sub Hamdon The complete ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 2,711.