Eccles, Greater Manchester along the route of the track linking those two cities. Eccles cakes, first produced and sold in the town in 1796, are now exported across the world. The derivation of the name is uncertain, but several ideas have been proposed. One is that the "Eccles" place-name is derived from the Romano-British "Ecles" or "Eglys", itself derived from the Ancient Greek "Ecclesia". Following the arrival in AD 613 of the invading Anglo-Saxons at Lancashire, many existing British place-names, especially rivers and hills (the River Irwell for example), survived intact. The root "Ecles", found in several village names, is an exception to
Eccles, Greater Manchester variety of other churches, including the Church of St James at nearby Hope, and a Baptist church, Other denominations catered for include Methodist New Connexion, Zion Methodist New Connexion, and Wesleyan. The amateur rugby league club Salford City Roosters, formerly known as the Eccles Roosters, are based in Eccles. Eccles Rugby Football Club (rugby union) is on the inside of the circular M60 motorway, south of the railway. The club's first registration as a member of the Lancashire County Rugby Football Union was in 1886. To the west of Eccles lies the City of Salford Stadium, along with new transport