Stoke-sub-hamdon
Stoke-sub-Hamdon (or Stoke sub Hamdon), additionally called Stoke under Ham, is a large village and civil parish in the South Somerset area of Somerset, England. It is located 5 miles (8 kilometres) west of Yeovil, with which it is linked by the A3088 roadway. The parish is located near the River Parrett, and consists of the village of East Stoke. The parish council has obligation for local issues, including establishing a yearly precept (local price) to cover the council's operating expense and producing yearly accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council assesses local preparation applications as well as deals with the local police, district council policemans, as well as area watch teams on issues of criminal activity, safety, and traffic. The parish council's duty also consists of starting projects for the repair and maintenance of church facilities, in addition to consulting with the area council on the upkeep, repair work, and also renovation of highways, water drainage, walkways, public transport, as well as street cleaning. Conservation issues (consisting of trees and listed buildings) and also environmental concerns are likewise the duty of the council. The village drops within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having formerly belonged to Yeovil Rural Area. The district council is in charge of neighborhood preparation and also structure control, regional roads, council real estate, environmental wellness, markets and also fairs, refuse collection and recycling, burial grounds as well as crematoria, recreation services, parks, and also tourism. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the biggest and also most costly neighborhood services such as education, social solutions, collections, highways, public transport, policing and also fire solutions, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning. The village is in 'Hamdon' electoral ward. The ward extends southern to Norton sub Hamdon The complete ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 2,711.
