Castle Cary is a little market community as well as civil parish in south Somerset, England, 5 miles (8 km) north west of Wincanton and also 8 miles (12.9 kilometres) south of Shepton Mallet, at the foot of Lodge Hill and on the River Cary, a tributary of the Parrett. The Town Council has duty for local issues, consisting of establishing an annual precept (regional price) to cover the council's operating expense as well as generating yearly represent public scrutiny. The Town Council assesses local planning applications as well as works with the local police, area council policemans, as well as area watch groups on matters of criminal offense, security, and website traffic. The Community Council's function additionally includes starting projects for the repair and maintenance of town centers, along with talking to the area council on the maintenance, repair work, as well as renovation of freeways, drain, footpaths, public transportation, and also road cleaning. Preservation matters (including trees and also noted buildings) and also environmental problems are the duty of the area council. The town drops within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having formerly belonged to Wincanton Rural District. The district council is accountable for neighborhood preparation and also building control, regional roadways, council real estate, environmental health and wellness, markets and also fairs, refuse collection and also recycling, burial grounds and crematoria, recreation services, parks, as well as tourist. Somerset County Council is in charge of running the largest and also most costly regional solutions such as education and learning, social services, libraries, highways, public transportation, policing and also fire services, trading criteria, waste disposal and strategic preparation. The town is in the Cary electoral ward. This stretches southern to the North Cadbury church, and also southern west to Babcary. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 5,502.