Castle Cary is a little market community and civil parish in south Somerset, England, 5 miles (8 km) north west of Wincanton and also 8 miles (12.9 kilometres) south of Shepton Mallet, at the foot of Lodge Hill and on the River Cary, a tributary of the Parrett. The Town Council has obligation for neighborhood concerns, consisting of establishing a yearly precept (regional rate) to cover the council's operating costs and also creating annual represent public scrutiny. The Town Council examines local preparation applications and collaborates with the regional police, district council policemans, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of criminal activity, security, and also website traffic. The Community Council's function likewise consists of starting jobs for the repair and maintenance of community centers, in addition to consulting with the district council on the upkeep, repair work, and renovation of freeways, drain, paths, public transportation, and also street cleansing. Conservation matters (including trees as well as noted buildings) and environmental concerns are the duty of the district council. The town drops within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having actually previously become part of Wincanton Rural District. The district council is responsible for regional planning and building control, local roads, council housing, ecological health, markets as well as fairs, reject collection as well as recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, as well as tourism. Somerset County Council is in charge of running the biggest and most expensive regional solutions such as education and learning, social solutions, collections, highways, public transport, policing and also fire services, trading requirements, garbage disposal as well as tactical preparation. The town remains in the Cary selecting ward. This extends south to the North Cadbury church, and south west to Babcary. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 5,502.