Stoke-sub-hamdon
Stoke-sub-Hamdon (or Stoke sub Hamdon), likewise called Stoke under Ham, is a huge town and civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. It is situated 5 miles (8 kilometres) west of Yeovil, with which it is connected by the A3088 roadway. The parish lies near the River Parrett, and consists of the village of East Stoke. The parish council has responsibility for local concerns, consisting of setting a yearly precept (local price) to cover the council's operating expense and also generating yearly accounts for public scrutiny. The church council reviews local planning applications and also works with the regional authorities, area council officers, and also neighbourhood watch teams on issues of criminal offense, safety and security, and also traffic. The parish council's duty also includes starting projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the area council on the maintenance, repair, and also improvement of freeways, drainage, paths, public transportation, and street cleaning. Preservation matters (consisting of trees and listed buildings) and environmental problems are also the obligation of the council. The town drops within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having actually previously been part of Yeovil Rural Area. The area council is in charge of regional preparation and building control, neighborhood roadways, council real estate, ecological health and wellness, markets and also fairs, reject collection as well as recycling, burial grounds and also crematoria, leisure solutions, parks, as well as tourism. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the biggest and most expensive regional solutions such as education, social solutions, collections, highways, public transportation, policing and also fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and 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.
