Stoke-sub-hamdon
Stoke-sub-Hamdon (or Stoke sub Hamdon), likewise known as Stoke under Ham, is a large village and civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. It is positioned 5 miles (8 km) west of Yeovil, with which it is linked by the A3088 road. The church lies near the River Parrett, and includes the town of East Stoke. The church council has obligation for local issues, consisting of establishing an annual mandate (local rate) to cover the council's operating expense and also creating yearly make up public scrutiny. The church council assesses neighborhood preparation applications and also deals with the regional authorities, area council officers, and area watch teams on issues of criminal activity, safety and security, and traffic. The parish council's function additionally consists of initiating jobs for the repair and maintenance of parish facilities, in addition to talking to the district council on the upkeep, repair service, and renovation of highways, water drainage, footpaths, public transportation, and also street cleaning. Preservation issues (consisting of trees and listed structures) as well as ecological concerns are also the obligation of the council. The town falls within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having formerly become part of Yeovil Rural Area. The area council is in charge of regional preparation and also structure control, regional roadways, council real estate, environmental health, markets as well as fairs, decline collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and also tourism. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the biggest as well as most costly local services such as education and learning, social solutions, libraries, highways, public transportation, policing and also fire solutions, trading standards, garbage disposal and critical preparation. The town remains in 'Hamdon' electoral ward. The ward extends south to Norton sub Hamdon The total ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 2,711.
