Stoke-sub-Hamdon (or Stoke sub Hamdon), additionally referred to as Stoke under Ham, is a big town as well as civil parish in the South Somerset area of Somerset, England. It is situated 5 miles (8 km) west of Yeovil, with which it is connected by the A3088 road. The parish is located near the River Parrett, and includes the town of East Stoke. The church council has obligation for neighborhood concerns, including setting a yearly principle (neighborhood rate) to cover the council's operating costs as well as generating yearly represent public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates neighborhood planning applications and deals with the local police, district council officers, and also neighbourhood watch teams on issues of criminal activity, security, and traffic. The parish council's function also includes launching tasks for the repair and maintenance of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the upkeep, repair service, and also improvement of highways, water drainage, paths, public transport, and also street cleaning. Preservation issues (including trees and also provided structures) and also ecological concerns are likewise the obligation of the council. The town falls within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having formerly belonged to Yeovil Rural District. The district council is in charge of local preparation as well as building control, regional roadways, council real estate, environmental health and wellness, markets as well as fairs, decline collection and recycling, burial grounds as well as crematoria, recreation solutions, parks, and also tourist. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the biggest and also most expensive regional services such as education, social solutions, libraries, highways, public transportation, policing and also fire solutions, trading criteria, garbage disposal as well as calculated planning. The town is in 'Hamdon' electoral ward. The ward extends south to Norton sub Hamdon The complete ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 2,711.