What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: In 1794 at the Star Inn near this site The Oxfordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars) was formed Recorded plaque organisation: Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board, Oxfordshire Yeomanry Trust.
The Oxfordshire Yeomanry, founded in 1794 as a volunteer cavalry unit, played a significant role in local defense and later served in various conflicts including the Boer War and both World Wars.
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