Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Eckelholes 13 ADii

• Eclulis 14 ib

• Eckelholis 14 ADvi

• Ekklehols 1334 ADii

• Ecklishull 1358 Grant

• Eckilholshouses 1370 Hntii,254

• Eklonges 1529 FF

• Ec(c)land(e) 1569 WillY 1607,1620 FF

• Eclans 1647 YDr

Etymology

Ecklands, 1817 M, Eckelholes 13 AD ii, Eclulis 14 ib, Eckelholis 14 AD vi, Ekklehols 1334 AD ii, Ecklishull 1358Grant , Eckilholshouses 1370 Hnt ii, 254, Eklonges 1529 FF, Ec (c )land (e )1569 WillY, 1607, 1620 FF, Eclans 1647 YDr. The first el. of this difficult name is obscure; it could be the ON  pers.n. Ekkill (cf. Inkle Moors 3supra ) or the rare ON  ekla 'want', with hol1 'hollow' (later replaced by land ), denoting poor unproductive land.