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
Malcolm Eccles Malcolm Eccles Malcolm Eccles (born 1969) is a utilities senior executive. Eccles is currently the Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of the Basslink group based in Melbourne, Australia. Eccles was born in Whitehaven, Cumbria. In addition to his work with Basslink, he also serves as a Non-executive director on the boards of City Gas (Singapore) and Gippsland Water (Australia). He has also been a director and Executive Committee member of the ICPC (International Cable Protection Committee) since 2007. Eccles has been involved in HVDC and submarine cable technology since 2002. His engineering career commenced in 1986 when he served