Stoke-sub-hamdon
Stoke-sub-Hamdon (or Stoke sub Hamdon), additionally called Stoke under Ham, is a large town and also civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. It is situated 5 miles (8 km) west of Yeovil, with which it is linked by the A3088 road. The parish lies near the River Parrett, and also consists of the town of East Stoke. The church council has duty for local problems, consisting of establishing an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and also producing annual represent public scrutiny. The church council assesses regional planning applications as well as works with the regional cops, area council policemans, and area watch groups on issues of crime, safety, as well as traffic. The parish council's duty also consists of launching tasks for the repair and maintenance of church facilities, in addition to consulting with the district council on the maintenance, fixing, and also renovation of freeways, water drainage, walkways, public transport, and road cleaning. Preservation issues (consisting of trees and also listed buildings) as well as environmental problems are additionally the responsibility of the council. The town drops within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having actually formerly become part of Yeovil Rural Area. The district council is accountable for local planning and structure control, local roads, council housing, ecological health, markets and also fairs, reject collection as well as recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure solutions, parks, and tourism. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the biggest and also most expensive regional services such as education and learning, social solutions, collections, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, trading standards, garbage disposal as well as critical preparation. The village remains in 'Hamdon' selecting ward. The ward stretches south to Norton sub Hamdon The complete ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 2,711.
