Coffinswell is an attractive hamlet, quietly situated near the Teign estuary and three miles from the nearest beach.

The Village is a conservation area, and has many cottages of architectural interest. It also has a good restaurant/pub The Linny Inn, just a two minute walk from Willa Cottage.

Coffinswell is an ideal choice for exploring the area. There are plenty of sporting and leisure activities available locally, including Golf, Fishing, Pony trekking and Walking (the south west coastal footpath and Dartmoor are very close). 

For shopping, there is Newton Abbot (2½ miles), Totnes (11 miles) or Torquay (3 miles) The City of Exeter is 18 miles away and is easily reached by the A380 and A38 dual carriageways.

Coffinswell was named after the unfailing springs of clear water that provided a good location for the homes of the estate labourers. This view is supported by the Oxford Dictionary of Place Names, which confirms the name as "the spring or well of the Coffyn family;'Coffyn-His-Well'.

Estates existed very soon after the Anglo Saxon period ended in 1066. In 1086 the Doomsday Book names a Manor at Willa or Wille, It was situated three miles from Newton Abbot and three miles from the nearest coastline and comprised of 1035 acres of manorial land. It's springs and wells give rise to two streams, the Aller Brook and Doddawell later known as Beersbrook which runs through the village.

Church Lane. Coffinswell has many unspoilt views of the surrounding hills. In summer the views are considerably more leafy.

The Tithe map of 1842. The courtyard of "Court Barton" can clearly be seen numbered 196 & 197.