Evolution of Worcestershire county boundaries since 1844 where more parishes or manors changed hands with neighbouring counties, usually as 'gifts' by the monarchy, church or through conquest. By 1844; the administration of Worcestershire was carried out by the Courts of Quarter Sessions, who were responsible for law and order, civil jurisdiction and certain administrative functions in the county. These roles included the licensing of alehouses, police, weights and measures, construction/maintenance of highways and bridges, poor law disputes and setting taxes. The county was then divided into five hundreds, four separate boroughs for the larger towns (Bewdley, Kidderminster, Droitwich, and Evesham), and Worcester itself, which was a county
Droitwich Spa autumn 2007 with two new stores, Carpetright, since closed,and Land of Leather. There was also a Horsatack Saddlery store on the same park, which was opened in 2009. The park already has DFS and Homebase stores. There is also a Spar on Oakland Avenue, a Tesco Express on Primsland plus a new Sainsbury's store and petrol station and Marks & Spencer's store and petrol station being constructed. Banks in the town include NatWest, HSBC, Santander, Lloyds TSB, Halifax and Barclays. NatWest have announced the closure of their Droitwich Branch on 8 June 2017.There are a number of estate agents. Until