Escalls  previously written as Heskels (in 1280 and 1481), Eskeles (1281) and Eskels (1296); possibly hesk als meaning sedge cliff in the Cornish language.
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.