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ArchivesBy Jah, I think they've got it...
in reply to a message by Mumof4boys
"Eccles" is an element in several English place names, including Eccles, Ecclesfield, Eccleshall, Eccleston. According to Mills's "Dictionary of English Place Names, "eccles" evolved from a Celtic word "egles" (long second "e") meaning "a Romano-British Christian church". Equivalent word in French for a regular Catholic church is "eglise".
So the "ecclesiastic" connection looks to be spot-on.
- da.
So the "ecclesiastic" connection looks to be spot-on.
- da.
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