Stoke-sub-Hamdon (or Stoke sub Hamdon), also referred to as Stoke under Ham, is a huge town 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 connected by the A3088 road. The church is located near the River Parrett, and consists of the village of East Stoke. The church council has duty for regional problems, including setting an annual principle (neighborhood price) to cover the council's operating expense as well as producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council reviews local planning applications and also collaborates with the local police, district council officers, and area watch groups on issues of criminal activity, security, and traffic. The parish council's duty likewise consists of starting tasks for the maintenance and repair of church facilities, along with seeking advice from the area council on the upkeep, repair work, and also renovation of highways, water drainage, paths, public transport, and also road cleaning. Conservation matters (consisting of trees and detailed structures) and ecological concerns are also the duty of the council. The town drops within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having formerly become part of Yeovil Rural Area. The area council is in charge of neighborhood preparation as well as structure control, neighborhood roads, council real estate, ecological health, markets and also fairs, decline collection and recycling, cemeteries and also crematoria, recreation solutions, parks, and also tourism. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most pricey regional services such as education, social services, collections, highways, public transport, policing and also fire solutions, trading requirements, waste disposal as well as strategic preparation. The town remains in 'Hamdon' electoral ward. The ward stretches south to Norton sub Hamdon The complete ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 2,711.