Castle Cary is a small market community as well as civil church 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 and also on the River Cary, a tributary of the Parrett. The Town Council has obligation for local concerns, consisting of setting a yearly mandate (regional price) to cover the council's operating expense and also creating yearly represent public scrutiny. The Town Council examines regional preparation applications and also collaborates with the local cops, district council police officers, as well as area watch groups on issues of criminal offense, security, and traffic. The Community Council's role also includes launching jobs for the repair and maintenance of community facilities, along with talking to the area council on the upkeep, fixing, and renovation of freeways, water drainage, paths, public transportation, and road cleaning. Preservation matters (consisting of trees and listed buildings) and ecological concerns are the responsibility of the area council. The town falls within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having previously become part of Wincanton Rural District. The area council is responsible for regional planning and also structure control, neighborhood roads, council real estate, environmental wellness, markets and fairs, refuse collection as well as recycling, cemeteries as well as crematoria, leisure solutions, parks, and tourist. Somerset County Council is in charge of running the biggest and also most expensive local services such as education and learning, social solutions, collections, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, trading standards, garbage disposal and strategic preparation. The town remains in the Cary selecting ward. This extends south to the North Cadbury parish, as well as southern west to Babcary. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 5,502.