The history of the Barking and Dagenham area can be traced back to the Stone Age. Axes and other flint implements have been found at various sites in the Borough and evidence of settlements during the Bronze Age and Iron Ages have also been discovered in the areas. Roman bricks and tiles were reused in the building of Barking Abbey, the second oldest Saxon Abbey in the country, as long ago as AD 666. Roman pottery and coins have been found on site. The area was almost the earliest Saxon settlements in Essex, and the area's name is believed to derive from the ancient name given to Barking - meaning Berica's people and Dagenham - meaning Daecca's village.