Residence of one of Devon's oldest families

Nestling in a lovely and typical Devonshire combe that runs down to the coast west of Bideford, stands Portledge House, the residence of one of Devon’s oldest families, the Coffins.

Historical records show that the family of Coffin – the name is now Pine-Coffin - has been associated with Portledge and the parish and village of Alwington since the time of William the Conqueror.

Gazette article 31 August 1956