Castle Cary is a tiny market community as well as civil parish in south Somerset, England, 5 miles (8 km) north west of Wincanton and 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 responsibility for regional concerns, including establishing an annual principle (neighborhood rate) to cover the council's operating costs and also generating yearly make up public scrutiny. The Town Council examines neighborhood preparation applications and collaborates with the regional police, area council policemans, as well as neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, safety, as well as traffic. The Town Council's function additionally includes starting tasks for the maintenance and repair of community facilities, along with seeking advice from the district council on the upkeep, fixing, as well as improvement of highways, drain, walkways, public transportation, and road cleansing. Preservation issues (including trees and also provided structures) and also ecological concerns are the duty of the district council. The community drops within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having actually previously belonged to Wincanton Rural District. The area council is in charge of neighborhood preparation and building control, regional roads, council real estate, environmental health and wellness, markets and also fairs, reject collection and recycling, burial grounds as well as crematoria, recreation solutions, parks, as well as tourist. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the biggest and also most pricey neighborhood solutions such as education and learning, social solutions, libraries, highways, public transportation, policing and also fire solutions, trading standards, waste disposal and also tactical preparation. The community remains in the Cary selecting ward. This stretches south to the North Cadbury parish, as well as south west to Babcary. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 5,502.