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Droitwich Spa (often abbreviated to Droitwich / ˈ d r ɔɪ t. w ɪ tʃ /) [3] is an historic spa town in the Wychavon district in northern Worcestershire, England, on the River Salwarpe. It is located approximately 22 miles (35 km) south-west of Birmingham and 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Worcester .
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The whole district is divided into civil parishes. The parish councils for Droitwich Spa, Evesham and Pershore have declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take the style "town council". Broadway is a post town, but has not been declared a town by its parish council. [21] The Wychavon district includes the following civil parishes:
Norbury House is a historic building in Friar Street in Droitwich Spa, a town in Worcestershire, England.Constructed in 1935 as a hotel, replacing an earlier building which stood on the site, it later briefly served as the headquarters of Droitwich Borough Council before being converted to residential and commercial use.
The first municipal building on the site was a medieval structure known as the Exchequer Building completed in 1327. [2] The building was used to regulate the salt trade, over which the crown had a near monopoly, [3] to collect the salt tax from people who had the right to extract salt and to deal with all aspects of the administration of the town. [2]
The parish church of St. Augustine's, is on the hill overlooking Droitwich Spa. It was completed in 1220 and rebuilt in the 18th century. [ 3 ] A possible ley tunnel is said by archeologists to lead from St Augustine's, to Friar Street Droitwich Spa, part of a system of tunnels linking St Augustine's and St Andrew's churches. [ 4 ] (
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