Castle Cary
Castle Cary is a tiny market town and also civil church in south Somerset, England, 5 miles (8 kilometres) north west of Wincanton and 8 miles (12.9 km) 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 regional concerns, including establishing a yearly mandate (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and generating yearly make up public scrutiny. The Town Council examines regional planning applications and also collaborates with the regional authorities, area council officers, and area watch groups on matters of crime, safety and security, as well as web traffic. The Town Council's function likewise includes initiating tasks for the repair and maintenance of community centers, as well as consulting with the area council on the maintenance, repair, as well as enhancement of highways, drainage, paths, public transportation, and also street cleansing. Conservation issues (consisting of trees and listed structures) and environmental concerns are the duty of the district council. The town falls within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Wincanton Rural District. The district council is accountable for neighborhood planning and building control, neighborhood roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and also fairs, decline collection as well as recycling, burial grounds as well as crematoria, leisure services, parks, as well as tourist. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the biggest and most costly local services such as education and learning, social services, collections, highways, public transportation, policing and also fire services, trading criteria, garbage disposal as well as strategic planning. The community is in the Cary selecting ward. This extends southern to the North Cadbury church, and also southern west to Babcary. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 5,502.
