Reaney & Wilson give Orred < Wulfraed .
Henry
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From: Keith Briggs <[log in to unmask]>
To: EPNL <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thu, 17 May 2012 9:51
Subject: [EPNL] Orehead (Westmorland)
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.)
Keith
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