There is a hill called Orrest Head near Windermere. Whether the first element refers to mining I do not know.
Dave Harris
On 17 May 2012, at 10:08, "Henry Gough-Cooper" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Reaney & Wilson give Orred < Wulfraed .
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> Subject: [EPNL] Orehead (Westmorland)
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> There is a mention in 1711 of “a causeway and ditch in Lyth called the Orehead Causey” (Records relating to the Barony of Kendale: volume 3 John F. Curwen (editor) 1926 pp.208-213). This is Lyth near Levens. The southern part of Levens is called Causeway End, and from there a road called Old Road goes west across marshes towards a hill (White Scar) showing signs of mining (http://binged.it/Mn4A67). Is the word “ore” used in this area to refer to mining, and are hills called heads? (The surname Orehead occurs around 1600 in Frodsham in Cheshire, and Orred is a common surname in Lancashire.)
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