English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Eskmeals

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bootle

Historical Forms

  • Eskmeal 1610 Denton
  • Eskmeals 1777 NB
  • Esk-Meols 1842 AllerA

Etymology

'Sandbanks or sandhills by the South Esk (supra 14).'v. melr .