Castle Cary is a small market town and also civil church in south Somerset, England, 5 miles (8 km) north west of Wincanton as well as 8 miles (12.9 km) 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 problems, including establishing a yearly principle (regional rate) to cover the council's operating expense and also creating yearly accounts for public scrutiny. The Town Council reviews neighborhood preparation applications as well as collaborates with the regional cops, district council police officers, and neighbourhood watch teams on issues of criminal activity, safety, and also traffic. The Community Council's function also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of community centers, along with talking to the area council on the upkeep, repair, and also improvement of highways, drain, walkways, public transport, and also street cleaning. Preservation issues (consisting of trees as well as detailed buildings) as well as environmental problems are the duty of the district council. The community falls within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having formerly been part of Wincanton Rural District. The area council is in charge of regional planning as well as structure control, regional roads, council housing, environmental wellness, markets as well as fairs, decline collection and recycling, burial grounds as well as crematoria, recreation solutions, parks, and also tourist. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the biggest and most pricey regional solutions such as education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transportation, policing and fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and also critical preparation. The community remains in the Cary electoral ward. This extends south to the North Cadbury parish, and south west to Babcary. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 5,502.
