Stoke-sub-hamdon
Stoke-sub-Hamdon (or Stoke sub Hamdon), likewise referred to as Stoke under Ham, is a big village and civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. It is situated 5 miles (8 km) west of Yeovil, with which it is connected by the A3088 roadway. The parish lies near the River Parrett, and also includes the village of East Stoke. The church council has duty for local problems, consisting of establishing an annual principle (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and creating annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council reviews neighborhood planning applications and works with the neighborhood cops, area council policemans, and also neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, protection, as well as traffic. The parish council's duty likewise consists of launching jobs for the repair and maintenance of parish facilities, as well as speaking with the area council on the maintenance, repair, and enhancement of highways, drain, walkways, public transport, and road cleaning. Conservation issues (consisting of trees as well as detailed buildings) and also ecological concerns are likewise the obligation of the council. The town drops within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having formerly been part of Yeovil Rural Area. The district council is in charge of local planning as well as building control, regional roads, council real estate, ecological wellness, markets and fairs, refuse collection and also recycling, cemeteries as well as crematoria, leisure solutions, parks, and tourism. Somerset County Council is in charge of running the largest and also most pricey neighborhood solutions such as education and learning, social services, libraries, highways, public transportation, policing and also fire services, trading standards, garbage disposal as well as strategic planning. The village remains in 'Hamdon' electoral ward. The ward extends southern to Norton sub Hamdon The overall ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 2,711.