Stoke-sub-Hamdon (or Stoke sub Hamdon), additionally called Stoke under Ham, is a huge village 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 is located near the River Parrett, and includes the town of East Stoke. The parish council has duty for local concerns, consisting of establishing a yearly principle (regional rate) to cover the council's operating costs as well as creating annual accounts for public scrutiny. The church council reviews local planning applications as well as works with the neighborhood cops, area council officers, and also neighbourhood watch groups on matters of criminal offense, protection, and traffic. The parish council's duty also includes starting jobs for the repair and maintenance of parish facilities, as well as seeking advice from the district council on the upkeep, repair service, as well as enhancement of freeways, water drainage, paths, public transport, as well as street cleaning. Preservation matters (including trees as well as detailed structures) and also ecological concerns are likewise the duty of the council. The village falls within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having actually previously belonged to Yeovil Rural District. The area council is accountable for regional preparation as well as structure control, neighborhood roadways, council housing, environmental health and wellness, markets as well as fairs, decline collection as well as recycling, burial grounds as well as crematoria, recreation solutions, parks, as well as tourism. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the largest and also most costly regional services such as education, social solutions, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing as well as fire services, trading requirements, waste disposal as well as critical preparation. The village is in 'Hamdon' selecting ward. The ward extends southern to Norton sub Hamdon The overall ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 2,711.