Castle Cary is a tiny market community and also civil church 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 also on the River Cary, a tributary of the Parrett. The Town Council has obligation for regional concerns, consisting of setting a yearly precept (neighborhood price) to cover the council's operating costs and also generating annual make up public scrutiny. The Town Council assesses neighborhood preparation applications and also works with the local police, district council policemans, as well as neighbourhood watch groups on matters of criminal activity, protection, and traffic. The Town Council's role likewise consists of initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of community facilities, in addition to talking to the area council on the maintenance, repair service, and renovation of highways, drainage, paths, public transportation, and also street cleansing. Conservation matters (consisting of trees as well as listed buildings) and also environmental issues are the responsibility of the district council. The town drops within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having actually formerly belonged to Wincanton Rural District. The district council is accountable for local planning and structure control, regional roadways, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection as well as recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, recreation services, parks, as well as tourist. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most expensive neighborhood solutions such as education and learning, social solutions, libraries, highways, public transportation, policing and fire services, trading standards, garbage disposal as well as calculated preparation. The community remains in the Cary selecting ward. This stretches southern to the North Cadbury church, and also south west to Babcary. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 5,502.