Castle Cary
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- This is article is about the village in Somerset: for the village in Scotland see Castlecary.
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Castle Cary is a village in south Somerset, England, five miles north west of Wincanton and eight miles south of Shepton Mallet. The village has a population of 2,096Template:Ref. It grew around the weaving industry and is home to a horsehair weaving factory.
Attractions in Castle Cary include a small eighteenth century gaol and a museum. Notable people from the town include the 18th century diarist Parson Woodforde. The town lies on the main West of England railway and has direct services to London Paddington. There are also local services to Bath and Weymouth.
In Castle Cary, there is also a tip called Dimmer which is owned by Wyvern Waste. It holds educational tours around the site for schools. For more information on this go on www.wyvern.co.uk/carymoor for details
On June 19, 2004, Castle Cary was granted Fairtrade Village status.
References
- Template:Note Somerset County Council, 2002. Population estimates.