Castle Cary is a small market community as well as civil parish in south Somerset, England, 5 miles (8 kilometres) north west of Wincanton as well as 8 miles (12.9 kilometres) 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 responsibility for neighborhood problems, consisting of setting a yearly principle (local rate) to cover the council's operating expense and generating annual represent public scrutiny. The Town Council examines neighborhood planning applications as well as deals with the regional police, district council policemans, and also neighbourhood watch groups on issues of criminal offense, safety and security, and also website traffic. The Community Council's function additionally consists of launching projects for the maintenance and repair of town centers, as well as seeking advice from the district council on the upkeep, fixing, and enhancement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleansing. Conservation matters (including trees and also noted structures) as well as environmental issues are the duty of the district council. The town drops within the Non-metropolitan area 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 in charge of regional planning and building control, regional roads, council real estate, environmental wellness, markets and fairs, refuse collection and also recycling, burial grounds and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and also tourist. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the largest and most expensive local services such as education, social solutions, libraries, highways, public transport, policing and also fire solutions, trading standards, garbage disposal and calculated preparation. The community 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.