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
Cliff Eccles over four seasons including Super League and Challenge Cup Games. Cliff left Salford before the start of the 2000 season to join former Salford player turned coach Mike Gregory in his first coaching role at Swinton Lions. Eccles stayed with Gregory at Swinton for one season and then joined Widnes Vikings with Colin Whitfield as head coach; after one season Eccles retired from the game with damaged knee ligaments. Cliff Eccles won caps for Ireland while at Salford 1997–1998 1-cap + 2-caps (sub). Cliff Eccles Clifford Eccles (born in Warrington), also known by the nickname of "Cliff", is an English-born