AtlasFranceEcclesOne word pinned hereEccles50.2053°N 4.1019°E · Q1166395One English word in this atlas traces back to Eccles. It sits in France.ShareAll of France Pinned hereEccles cakenoun · 19th centuryWell attestedThe currant pastry is named for a Lancashire town.Eccles, now part of Salford, is where the cake was first sold commercially in the late 18th century.Named for a product of the placeRead →Nearest pinsWaterlooWaterloo, Belgium60 kmmeet one's WaterlooWaterloo, Belgium60 kmchambrayCambrai, France62 kmBrussels sproutBrussels, Belgium73 km