Stoke-sub-hamdon
Stoke-sub-Hamdon (or Stoke sub Hamdon), also referred to as Stoke under Ham, is a large village as well as 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 church is located near the River Parrett, and also consists of the village of East Stoke. The parish council has obligation for local concerns, consisting of establishing an annual mandate (regional rate) to cover the council's operating costs and also producing annual represent public scrutiny. The parish council reviews regional planning applications and deals with the neighborhood cops, district council officers, and area watch groups on issues of criminal activity, safety and security, and also traffic. The parish council's function also consists of starting projects for the maintenance and repair of church facilities, along with speaking with the district council on the maintenance, repair service, and also enhancement of highways, drainage, walkways, public transport, and road cleaning. Conservation matters (consisting of trees as well as noted structures) and also ecological concerns are also the obligation of the council. The village drops within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having formerly become part of Yeovil Rural Area. The district council is in charge of local preparation and structure control, regional roads, council real estate, ecological health, markets and also fairs, refuse collection as well as recycling, burial grounds and also crematoria, recreation services, parks, and also tourist. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most expensive regional services such as education, social services, collections, highways, public transport, policing and also fire solutions, trading standards, waste disposal as well as tactical planning. The town remains in 'Hamdon' electoral ward. The ward stretches southern to Norton sub Hamdon The overall ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 2,711.