Castle Cary is a tiny market town and also civil parish in south Somerset, England, 5 miles (8 kilometres) north west of Wincanton and also 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 duty for neighborhood problems, including setting a yearly precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and creating yearly represent public scrutiny. The Town Council assesses regional preparation applications as well as deals with the regional cops, area council policemans, and also area watch groups on issues of crime, security, and traffic. The Town Council's function also includes starting jobs for the maintenance and repair of town facilities, along with talking to the area council on the maintenance, fixing, and also enhancement of highways, drain, paths, public transportation, as well as road cleaning. Preservation matters (consisting of trees and also listed buildings) as well as environmental problems are the responsibility of the district council. The community falls within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Wincanton Rural District. The area council is responsible for regional preparation as well as structure control, neighborhood roads, council housing, ecological wellness, markets and fairs, decline collection and recycling, burial grounds and also crematoria, recreation solutions, parks, and also tourist. Somerset County Council is in charge of running the largest and also most expensive regional solutions such as education, social services, collections, main roads, public transportation, policing and fire services, trading requirements, waste disposal and tactical planning. The town remains in the Cary electoral ward. This extends south to the North Cadbury church, and southern west to Babcary. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 5,502.
