Castle Cary is a little market community and also civil parish in south Somerset, England, 5 miles (8 kilometres) north west of Wincanton and also 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 duty for regional concerns, including setting a yearly principle (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs as well as producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The Town Council evaluates neighborhood planning applications and also works with the regional police, area council police officers, and also area watch groups on matters of criminal offense, protection, and also traffic. The Community Council's role likewise includes starting jobs for the maintenance and repair of community centers, in addition to consulting with the district council on the upkeep, repair work, as well as renovation of highways, drain, footpaths, public transport, and also street cleansing. Conservation matters (consisting of trees and provided buildings) as well as ecological problems are the duty of the district council. The community drops within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously belonged to Wincanton Rural District. The district council is responsible for local preparation as well as building control, local roadways, council real estate, ecological health and wellness, markets and also fairs, reject collection and recycling, cemeteries and also crematoria, recreation services, parks, and tourist. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest as well as most pricey regional services such as education, social services, libraries, highways, public transportation, policing and also fire solutions, trading criteria, waste disposal and critical planning. The community remains in the Cary selecting ward. This stretches southern to the North Cadbury parish, as well as southern west to Babcary. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 5,502.