Larbert is a small town in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town sits in the Forth Valley over the River Carron which flows from the west. It is located approximately 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) from the shoreline of the Firth of Forth and 2.5 miles (4.0 kilometres) northwest of Falkirk, the main town in the region. The village of Stenhousemuir lies directly east of Larbert, with both settlements being contiguous and sharing certain public amenities with one another.
In middle ages times, the Larbert area was greatly forested, but this was cleared and induced much of the farming land which encompasses the town. The growth of industry and even more so the arrival in the 1840s of the Scottish Central Railway, which goes through the village, offered a base for economic development. From the late 18th century till the middle of the 20th century, heavy industry, such as boiler making, casting and production underpinned the economy of Larbert. The Victorian era also saw the opening of the Stirling District Lunatic Asylum at Bellsdyke and Scottish National Institution for Children on the Stenhouse Estate. This made Larbert key in offering care, both locally and across the country. Even though the original financial base of Larbert vanished with the decrease of heavy industry, it has recently experienced much development as a commuter town. A large number of citizens operate in the neighboring towns of Falkirk and Stirling, along with the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. The 2011 Census shows that the population of Larbert has actually grown to 9143 from the 2001 Census record of 6425, and it continues to grow with large-scale housing development on the northern periphery of the town along with on brownfield sites. For all your home improvements, be sure to find reputable contractors in Larbert to make certain of quality.
