The two major occupations in Angle have been agriculture and fishing.

Angle has a long and proud seafaring tradition, and its lifeboat station with it’s this illustrious history and bravely crewed by villagers is evidence of this.  Other occupations such as milling by wind power have taken place since at least 1298. A windmill, recorded in the late Tudor period, was re-built in the 18th century and modified for use during the second world war as a pill box!

Many medieval buildings survive in the village, and it has a fine medieval fortified residence in the Tower House. The remains of the Angle Brick Works, established in the 1880’s, can be seen in the form of the brickworks chimney in West Angle.

Angle figured prominently in military activity from Napoleonic times and through both world wars. Today the proud community is largely indigenous and current livelihoods mainly rely upon farming, tourism and the nearby local industries based around the waterway.

Geography

East Angle bay is a wide sheltered area designated an SSSI, suitable for small boats and a varied landscape which is host to diverse flora and fauna including migratory birds, whilst West Angle bay is a popular sandy beach