Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Eccleston within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Eccleston, par. and township, N. Lancashire, on river Yarrow, 4½ miles W. of Chorley -- par., 8407 ac., pop. 3331; township, 2090 ac., pop. 900; P.O.