Menstrie is a town in the area of Clackmannanshire in Scotland. It is about 5 miles (8 kilometres) east-north-east of Stirling as well as is among a string of communities that, due to their area at the base of the Ochil Hills, are collectively referred to as the Hillfoots Villages or simply The Hillfoots. The passengers of Menstrie as soon as processed woollen from sheep farmed on the Ochils. In 1800, business owners from Tullibody established a carding as well as spinning mill on the east side of the Menstrie Burn to manipulate its soft water as well as power, absent from their own town. In the early 19th century a straight road was improved the flat ground of the carse or floodplain to by-pass the old Hillfoots Road and also boost the transport of products to and from the Hillfoots villages. Menstrie's Long Row and also Ochil Road rest on the old course along the foot of capitals. The new roadway, now the A91, came to be a focus for building and construction of churches, residences, mills and stores. By the mid-19th century, the Elmbank and Forthvale mills stayed in business on either side of the Menstrie Burn. In 1841, Menstrie's population had to do with 500 yet had actually increased to greater than 900 by 1881. In the 1860s a company, which included the owners of local mills and also a distillery, financed a branch railway line through Menstrie to a terminus in Alva. This signed up with the old North British Railway (N.B.R.) line between Alloa and Stirling at Cambus. Menstrie had its very own guest station at the North end of Tullibody Road. Practically nothing of the station remains as well as the railway branch line, which remained to carry freight after the Beeching Axe, fell under disuse during the mid-1980s in favour of road transportation. The Glenochil Distillery had actually opened up in the middle 18th century on the site of the Doll Farm to the eastern of the town, close to the Dams Burn. Production has actually continued this site for greater than 250 years though production of whisky quit around 1930. Yeast, originally a by-product of whisky fermentation, had progressively end up being the primary item as well as opted for manufacture of whisky and bread. Soft water, locally available, is still useful. A substantial adhered stockroom location stays for storage space of whisky as it matures in barrels prior to bottling, while bakers' yeast has actually given way to fermentation items originated from yeast. The whisky as well as yeast services are now operated by different business, particularly Diageo, (successors to Distillers Company) as well as Kerry Group. The latter performs product growth in addition to producing at the Menstrie site. Elmbank Mill, Menstrie in March 2010. The Forthvale Mill no more stands but the Elmbank Mill, having been used for some years as workplaces by the Water Board, currently houses small companies. A furniture manufacturing facility, The Charrier, stood near the Menstrie Burn however was destroyed by fire in concerning 1968. A street close by currently births its name. In the mid-20th Century, Menstrie (pop. 1200 - 1300) was residence to households whose menfolk functioned the Clackmannanshire Coalfield and other mines in Central Scotland. As the mining and also fabric markets have actually decreased, Menstrie has actually ended up being a traveler dorm room, topping the adjacent farmland. At the Censuses in 1991, 2001 and 2011, Menstrie's population was 2274, 2083 and 2804 specifically. For 2016, the population was approximated as 2872.
