Castle Cary is a tiny market town as well as civil parish in south Somerset, England, 5 miles (8 kilometres) north west of Wincanton and 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 duty for neighborhood issues, consisting of setting a yearly precept (regional price) to cover the council's operating costs and also creating yearly represent public scrutiny. The Town Council reviews local preparation applications and also works with the regional cops, district council policemans, and neighbourhood watch teams on matters of criminal activity, safety, and also website traffic. The Town Council's role additionally includes initiating jobs for the repair and maintenance of community centers, along with talking to the district council on the maintenance, repair, and renovation of freeways, drain, footpaths, public transportation, and street cleaning. Preservation matters (consisting of trees and listed buildings) as well as environmental problems are the responsibility of the district council. The community drops within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having previously belonged to Wincanton Rural District. The district council is in charge of local preparation as well as building control, neighborhood roads, council housing, environmental wellness, markets and also fairs, reject collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, recreation services, parks, and tourist. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the largest and most costly local solutions such as education and learning, social services, libraries, main roads, public transportation, policing as well as fire solutions, trading standards, garbage disposal and also tactical preparation. The town remains in the Cary selecting ward. This stretches south to the North Cadbury parish, as well as south west to Babcary. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 5,502.