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Eccles on Sea

village · Norfolk

Old EnglishAI-generated

This village name likely means 'Ecca's church' or 'church near oaks', from the personal name Ecca and Old English 'cirice' (church), or possibly 'æc' (oak) and 'cirice'.

Word origins

Eccles on Sea
Old EnglishEcca's church by the sea(from Ecca "personal name", cirice "church", on Sæ "on the sea")

Historical forms

Eccles