Stoke-sub-Hamdon (or Stoke sub Hamdon), likewise called Stoke under Ham, is a large village 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 road. The church lies near the River Parrett, and includes the village of East Stoke. The church council has responsibility for neighborhood problems, including establishing an annual principle (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and also creating yearly represent public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local preparation applications as well as deals with the neighborhood police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch teams on matters of criminal activity, security, as well as traffic. The parish council's role additionally includes initiating tasks for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, along with consulting with the area council on the upkeep, fixing, as well as improvement of freeways, drain, walkways, public transport, as well as road cleaning. Conservation issues (consisting of trees as well as provided structures) and also ecological problems 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 actually formerly become part of Yeovil Rural District. The area council is responsible for local planning and also building control, local roads, council real estate, ecological health, markets and fairs, decline collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the largest and also most pricey neighborhood services such as education, social services, libraries, highways, public transportation, policing as well as fire solutions, trading requirements, garbage disposal and also strategic planning. The town is in 'Hamdon' electoral ward. The ward stretches southern to Norton sub Hamdon The total ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 2,711.