Castle Cary is a little market community as well as civil church in south Somerset, England, 5 miles (8 kilometres) north west of Wincanton and 8 miles (12.9 kilometres) south of Shepton Mallet, at the foot of Lodge Hill and also on the River Cary, a tributary of the Parrett. The Town Council has responsibility for neighborhood concerns, consisting of setting a yearly precept (neighborhood rate) to cover the council's operating expense and also producing yearly accounts for public scrutiny. The Town Council reviews local planning applications and also collaborates with the local authorities, area council police officers, as well as area watch teams on issues of criminal offense, security, and web traffic. The Community Council's function additionally consists of initiating tasks for the repair and maintenance of community facilities, in addition to consulting with the district council on the upkeep, repair service, as well as enhancement of freeways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and also road cleansing. Conservation issues (including trees and detailed buildings) and ecological problems are the obligation of the area council. The community falls within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Wincanton Rural District. The district council is responsible for neighborhood preparation and also building control, neighborhood roadways, council real estate, environmental health, markets and also fairs, decline collection as well as recycling, cemeteries and also crematoria, leisure solutions, parks, and also tourism. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the biggest as well as most pricey regional services such as education and learning, social services, libraries, highways, public transport, policing as well as fire solutions, trading requirements, waste disposal and tactical preparation. The town is in the Cary electoral ward. This stretches south to the North Cadbury parish, as well as southern west to Babcary. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 5,502.