What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Hudson's Cottage Jeffery Hudson Smallest man from the smallest county in England 1619-1682 Recorded plaque organisation: Oakham Town Council.
Jeffery Hudson was a court dwarf at the court of Charles I, notable for his unusually small stature; he later became a soldier and was captured by Barbary pirates, spending several years as a slave before being ransomed.
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Photo: Kate Jewell on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0