ˈɛskɔːlz pɹˈiːviəsli ɹˈɪʔn̩ æz hˈɛskəlz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, ˈɛskɛlz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn ænd ˈɛskəlz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks; pˈɑːsᵻbli hˈɛsk ˈælz mˈiːnɪŋ sˈɛdʒ klˈɪf ɪnðə kˈɔːɹnɪʃ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ.
Escalls  previously written as Heskels (in 1280 and 1481), Eskeles (1281) and Eskels (1296); possibly hesk als meaning sedge cliff in the Cornish language.