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Survey of English Place-Names

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Eccles Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hope

Historical Forms

  • Ekelis 1306 ShefBC
  • Ekles 1359 DbCh
  • Eckeler (sic) 1361,1376 ib
  • Eccles 1639 ShefJC
  • Eckeles 1640 Map

Etymology

Eccles Ho, Ekelis 1306ShefBC , Ekles 1359 DbCh, Eckeler (sic)1361, 1376 ib, Eccles 1639ShefJC , Eckeles 1640Map , from PrW  *eglēs (Brit  eclēsia) 'church'; cf. Eccles Ho supra 62.