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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Port Isaac like this:
Port Isaac, vil., Endellion par., Cornwall, at S. side of Port Isaac Bay, 6½ miles NE. of Padstow; P.O., T.O.; occupies a pleasant situation, and is the principal shipping place for the slate from the Delabole quarries. Port Isaac Bay extends 4½ miles, and is bounded S. by Varley Point and N. by the Gull Rocks.
Port Isaac is now part of CORNWALL Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CORNWALL has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Port Isaac itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Port Isaac in Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23916
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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