Castle Cary
Castle Cary is a tiny market town and civil church 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 obligation for regional issues, including establishing a yearly precept (regional rate) to cover the council's operating costs as well as producing yearly make up public scrutiny. The Town Council assesses regional planning applications and also works with the regional authorities, district council police officers, and area watch groups on matters of criminal activity, security, and website traffic. The Community Council's function also includes launching tasks for the repair and maintenance of town facilities, as well as speaking with the district council on the upkeep, repair work, and also improvement of freeways, water drainage, walkways, public transport, and also street cleansing. Conservation matters (including trees as well as noted buildings) and also environmental concerns are the obligation of the district council. The town falls within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having formerly been part of Wincanton Rural District. The area council is responsible for local planning and also structure control, neighborhood roads, council real estate, environmental health and wellness, markets and also fairs, refuse collection and also recycling, burial grounds and crematoria, recreation solutions, parks, as well as tourist. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the biggest and most pricey local services such as education, social services, collections, main roads, public transport, policing as well as fire services, trading requirements, waste disposal as well as calculated planning. The community is in the Cary selecting ward. This stretches south to the North Cadbury church, and southern west to Babcary. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 5,502.
