Port Isaac

Port Isaac
Port Isaac viewed from the hill to the western side of the village
Port Isaac is located in Cornwall
Port Isaac
Port Isaac
Location within Cornwall
Population721 
OS grid referenceSW997809
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPORT ISAAC
Postcode districtPL29
Dialling code01208
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°35′37″N 4°49′52″W / 50.5935°N 4.8312°W / 50.5935; -4.8312

Port Isaac (Cornish: Porthysek)[3] is a small fishing village[4] on the Atlantic coast of north Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. The nearest towns are Wadebridge and Camelford, each ten miles (16 km) away. A nearby hamlet, Port Gaverne, is sometimes considered to be part of Port Isaac. The meaning of the village's Cornish name, Porthysek, is "corn port", indicating a trade in corn from the arable inland district.

From 2004 to 2022, the village served as the backdrop to the ITV television series Doc Martin. It also is home to the sea-shanty singing group Fisherman's Friends.

  1. ^ "Cornwall County Council Website". Cornwall County Council. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. ^ "St Endellion Parish Council Website". St Endellion Parish Council. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ^ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Cornish Language Partnership.
  4. ^ "Must see fishing villages in Cornwall". Travel Daily News. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2015.