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
Bob Eccles Bob Eccles William Robert Eccles (), also known by the nickname of "Bob", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coach of the 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Lancashire, and at club level for Warrington (Heritage № 791), Springfield Borough and Barrow, as a , i.e. number 11 or 12, and coached at club level for Chorley Borough and Rochdale Hornets. Bob Eccles' was born in St. Helens, Lancashire, England. Bob Eccles won a cap for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1982 against Australia.