Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Castle Cary
- This is article is about the village in Somerset, for the village in Scotland see Castlecary .
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 2,096 (2002 estimate). It grew around the weaving industry and is home to a horse hair weaving factory.
Attractions in Castle Cary include a small eighteenth century gaol and a museum. Notable people from the town include Parson Woodforde . The town lies on the Bath to Weymouth railway line.
On June 19, 2004, Castle Cary was granted Fairtrade Village status.
03-10-2013 05:06:04
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details