The archives of Oxfordshire's historic Army regiments can now be studied at their new home in Caversfield, near Bicester.

The Soldiers of Oxfordshire Trust, which aims to create a permanent military museum in Woodstock, had to move its collection from the Territorial Army's Slade Park Barracks, in Headington, Oxford, after the site was sold for housing and student flats.

It has found a temporary home at the Defence Equipment and Support organisation's site in Skimmingdish Lane.

The archives of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars — also known as the Oxfordshire Yeomanry — will now be more accessible to the public than they were at Slade Park.

The chairman of the trust, Brigadier Ian Inshaw, said: "This enables us to take forward examinations of the history of the regiments and present the results to the public.

"We will also embark on widening the project to include the history of citizens of the county and their part in the nation's conflicts.

"Oxfordshire was the front line in the Civil War, and in subsequent conflicts servicemen and women of other branches of the armed forces and of other nations supported — and continue to support — the nation at war."

The museum contains medals and pictures, weapons, uniforms and cap badges from the county regiments.

The archives contain maps, military record books, diaries, letters and photographs.

The trust's long-term goal is to raise £3m to build a permanent museum in the grounds of the Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock.

The trust is looking for more volunteers to help run the research centre and look after the archives.

For more information, call 01869 874352 or log on to the website sofo.org.uk