Port Isaac is a small angling town on the Atlantic shore of north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The nearby towns are Wadebridge and also Camelford, both 10 miles away. Port Gaverne, commonly mistaken to be part of Port Isaac, is a neighboring community that has its own background. The significance of the Cornish name is "corn port", showing a sell corn from the arable inland district. Considering that the 1980s, the village has actually worked as backdrop to different television productions, including the ITV collection Doc Martin, as well as is residence to the team Fisherman's Friends, sea-shanty vocalists. Port Isaac's pier was constructed throughout the reign of Henry VIII. A 1937 history claimed, "... Tudor pier as well as breakwater have now accepted a solid new sea-wall stabilized by an arm on the opposite side of the cove, as well as we do not question that the fishermen rest more peacefully in their beds on stormy evenings." The town centre days from the 18th and also 19th centuries, from a time when its prosperity was connected to local coastal products and also fishing. The port handled freights of coal, wood, rock, ores, limestone, salt, pottery and heavy products which were communicated along its slim roads. Tiny coastal cruising vessels were constructed below Roscarrock Hill. The pilchard fishery started right here before the 16th century and also in 1850 there were 49 signed up angling boats and four fish storages. Anglers still [when?] job from the Platt, landing their catches of fish, crab and also lobsters. The historical core of the town was marked a Sanctuary in 1971 as well as North Cornwall District Council reviewed this in 2008 with the recommendation of a detailed Port Isaac Conservation Area Evaluation document and an associated Conservation Area Monitoring Plan. The village has around 90 Listed buildings (all Grade II).