Stoke-sub-Hamdon (or Stoke sub Hamdon), additionally called Stoke under Ham, is a big town and also civil parish in the South Somerset area of Somerset, England. It is positioned 5 miles (8 kilometres) 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 responsibility for local problems, including setting an annual precept (regional price) to cover the council's operating costs and generating annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council assesses regional preparation applications as well as deals with the regional authorities, area council police officers, and also neighbourhood watch teams on issues of crime, security, and also traffic. The parish council's duty likewise consists of launching jobs for the maintenance and repair of church facilities, as well as seeking advice from the area council on the upkeep, repair work, and enhancement of highways, drain, walkways, public transportation, as well as street cleaning. Conservation matters (consisting of trees as well as noted buildings) and ecological concerns are additionally the obligation of the council. The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having actually formerly become part of Yeovil Rural Area. The district council is in charge of neighborhood planning as well as structure control, neighborhood roadways, council housing, ecological health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and also recycling, burial grounds and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and also tourism. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and also most pricey neighborhood solutions such as education, social solutions, libraries, highways, public transportation, policing and fire solutions, trading standards, waste disposal and also strategic planning. The town is in 'Hamdon' selecting ward. The ward stretches southern to Norton sub Hamdon The total ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 2,711.