Castle Cary is a tiny market community and also civil parish in south Somerset, England, 5 miles (8 kilometres) north west of Wincanton as well as 8 miles (12.9 km) south of Shepton Mallet, at the foot of Lodge Hill as well as on the River Cary, a tributary of the Parrett. The Town Council has duty for local problems, consisting of establishing an annual principle (local price) to cover the council's operating costs and generating yearly accounts for public scrutiny. The Town Council assesses neighborhood planning applications and also deals with the local authorities, district council police officers, and also area watch groups on issues of crime, safety, as well as website traffic. The Community Council's duty additionally consists of launching tasks for the repair and maintenance of community facilities, in addition to talking to the area council on the maintenance, repair service, and also renovation of highways, drain, walkways, public transport, as well as street cleansing. Preservation issues (consisting of trees and also detailed buildings) as well as environmental problems are the duty of the district council. The community falls within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having actually previously been part of Wincanton Rural District. The district council is responsible for neighborhood preparation as well as building control, regional roadways, council housing, ecological health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and also recycling, burial grounds and also crematoria, recreation solutions, parks, as well as tourist. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most pricey neighborhood solutions such as education, social services, collections, main roads, public transportation, policing and also fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and also tactical preparation. The town remains in the Cary selecting ward. This extends southern to the North Cadbury church, as well as south west to Babcary. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 5,502.