Stoke-sub-Hamdon (or Stoke sub Hamdon), also called Stoke under Ham, is a big town as well as civil parish in the South Somerset district 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, as well as consists of the town of East Stoke. The church council has obligation for regional issues, including setting a yearly principle (regional rate) to cover the council's operating costs as well as generating yearly accounts for public scrutiny. The church council reviews regional planning applications as well as deals with the regional cops, district council policemans, and neighbourhood watch groups on issues of crime, safety and security, as well as traffic. The parish council's function likewise consists of initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, along with consulting with the area council on the maintenance, repair, and also renovation of highways, drain, walkways, public transportation, as well as street cleaning. Preservation issues (including trees as well as listed buildings) and ecological concerns are likewise the duty of the council. The village drops within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously belonged to Yeovil Rural District. The district council is accountable for neighborhood planning as well as building control, regional roads, council real estate, ecological health and wellness, markets and fairs, refuse collection and also recycling, burial grounds and also crematoria, leisure solutions, parks, and tourist. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the biggest and also most expensive neighborhood solutions such as education, social services, libraries, highways, public transport, policing and also fire solutions, trading standards, waste disposal as well as critical preparation. The town remains in 'Hamdon' selecting ward. The ward extends south to Norton sub Hamdon The overall ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 2,711.