Stoke-sub-Hamdon (or Stoke sub Hamdon), additionally referred to as Stoke under Ham, is a large village and also 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 church is located near the River Parrett, and includes the village of East Stoke. The church council has duty for regional issues, including establishing a yearly principle (regional price) to cover the council's operating expense and creating yearly accounts for public scrutiny. The church council evaluates neighborhood preparation applications and works with the regional police, district council officers, and also area watch teams on matters of criminal activity, protection, and also traffic. The parish council's duty additionally consists of launching tasks for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as speaking with the area council on the maintenance, repair work, and also improvement of freeways, drainage, footpaths, public transportation, and road cleaning. Preservation issues (including trees and also detailed buildings) and ecological problems are likewise the duty of the council. The town drops within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having actually formerly been part of Yeovil Rural District. The district council is responsible for neighborhood preparation as well as building control, local roadways, council real estate, environmental health and wellness, markets and fairs, refuse collection as well as recycling, burial grounds as well as crematoria, recreation solutions, parks, as well as tourist. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the biggest and most pricey local services such as education and learning, social solutions, libraries, highways, public transport, policing and fire solutions, trading criteria, garbage disposal and also strategic preparation. The village remains in 'Hamdon' selecting ward. The ward stretches southern to Norton sub Hamdon The complete ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 2,711.