Stoke-sub-Hamdon (or Stoke sub Hamdon), additionally known as Stoke under Ham, is a large town and civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. It is positioned 5 miles (8 km) west of Yeovil, with which it is linked by the A3088 roadway. The parish is located near the River Parrett, as well as includes the town of East Stoke. The parish council has duty for neighborhood concerns, including establishing an annual precept (neighborhood rate) to cover the council's operating expense and generating yearly make up public scrutiny. The parish council assesses regional preparation applications and collaborates with the local police, area council officers, and also neighbourhood watch teams on issues of crime, safety and security, as well as traffic. The parish council's function additionally consists of initiating projects for the repair and maintenance of church facilities, along with seeking advice from the area council on the upkeep, repair work, and improvement of freeways, drain, walkways, public transportation, as well as road cleaning. Preservation matters (including trees as well as detailed buildings) and also ecological concerns are also the obligation of the council. The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having actually formerly belonged to Yeovil Rural Area. The district council is responsible for neighborhood preparation as well as building control, local roadways, council housing, ecological health, markets as well as fairs, decline collection and also recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure solutions, parks, as well as tourism. Somerset County Council is in charge of running the largest as well as most costly regional services such as education, social services, collections, highways, public transportation, policing and fire services, trading criteria, garbage disposal and strategic preparation. The town remains in 'Hamdon' selecting ward. The ward stretches southern to Norton sub Hamdon The overall ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 2,711.