Stoke-sub-Hamdon (or Stoke sub Hamdon), likewise referred to as Stoke under Ham, is a huge village and civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. It is located 5 miles (8 km) west of Yeovil, with which it is linked by the A3088 roadway. The church is located near the River Parrett, and also consists of the village of East Stoke. The parish council has responsibility for neighborhood concerns, consisting of setting a yearly mandate (local rate) to cover the council's operating expense and producing yearly accounts for public scrutiny. The church council assesses regional preparation applications and also collaborates with the regional cops, area council policemans, and neighbourhood watch groups on issues of crime, safety, as well as traffic. The parish council's function likewise includes launching projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, along with consulting with the area council on the maintenance, repair, and renovation of freeways, drainage, footpaths, public transportation, as well as street cleaning. Conservation issues (consisting of trees as well as noted structures) as well as environmental problems are likewise the responsibility of the council. The town drops within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having formerly become part of Yeovil Rural Area. The district council is in charge of neighborhood planning and also structure control, local roads, council real estate, ecological health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and also recycling, burial grounds and also crematoria, leisure services, parks, as well as tourist. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the largest as well as most expensive regional services such as education, social services, collections, main roads, public transportation, policing and also fire services, trading standards, garbage disposal and critical planning. The town remains in 'Hamdon' electoral ward. The ward extends southern to Norton sub Hamdon The total ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 2,711.