Castle Cary
Castle Cary is a little market community and also 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 also on the River Cary, a tributary of the Parrett. The Town Council has obligation for regional issues, consisting of establishing an annual precept (neighborhood rate) to cover the council's operating expense and generating yearly represent public scrutiny. The Town Council examines regional planning applications as well as collaborates with the local police, area council officers, as well as neighbourhood watch teams on matters of criminal offense, safety and security, and also web traffic. The Community Council's function additionally consists of starting tasks for the repair and maintenance of town centers, along with talking to the area council on the maintenance, fixing, and also enhancement of highways, drain, paths, public transport, and also street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) as well as environmental issues are the responsibility of the district council. The town drops within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having actually previously belonged to Wincanton Rural District. The district council is responsible for neighborhood planning as well as structure control, local roads, council housing, ecological wellness, markets and fairs, reject collection and also recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the biggest and most costly local solutions such as education and learning, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and fire solutions, trading requirements, garbage disposal as well as critical planning. The town remains in the Cary selecting ward. This stretches south to the North Cadbury parish, and also southern west to Babcary. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 5,502.