Menstrie
Menstrie is a town in the county of Clackmannanshire in Scotland. It is about 5 miles (8 kilometres) east-north-east of Stirling as well as is just one of a string of communities that, due to their location at the base of the Ochil Hills, are collectively referred to as the Hillfoots Villages or simply The Hillfoots. The residents of Menstrie when refined woollen from sheep farmed on the Ochils. In 1800, businessmen from Tullibody established a carding and rotating mill on the east side of the Menstrie Burn to exploit its soft water and power, absent from their very 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 as well as improve the transportation of items to and from the Hillfoots towns. Menstrie's Long Row and Ochil Road rest on the old path along the foot of capitals. The brand-new road, currently the A91, became an emphasis for building and construction of churches, residences, mills and also shops. By the mid-19th century, the Elmbank as well as Forthvale mills stayed in business on either side of the Menstrie Burn. In 1841, Menstrie's population had to do with 500 but had actually boosted to more than 900 by 1881. In the 1860s a company, that included the owners of regional mills as well as a distillery, funded a branch railway line with Menstrie to a terminus in Alva. This joined the old North British Railway (N.B.R.) line between Alloa and also Stirling at Cambus. Menstrie had its own passenger station at the North end of Tullibody Road. Almost absolutely nothing of the station continues to be and the train branch line, which remained to lug products after the Beeching Axe, fell under disuse during the mid-1980s in favour of road transport. The Glenochil Distillery had opened in the middle 18th century on the site of the Doll Farm to the east of the village, close to the Dams Burn. Manufacturing has actually continued on this website for greater than 250 years though production of whisky quit around 1930. Yeast, initially a byproduct of whisky fermentation, had progressively become the major item and also opted for manufacture of whisky as well as bread. Soft water, locally offered, is still helpful. A considerable bound storehouse area stays for storage of whisky as it grows in barrels prior to bottling, while bakers' yeast has paved the way to fermentation items originated from yeast. The whisky and also yeast companies are now operated by different business, specifically Diageo, (followers to Distillers Company) as well as Kerry Group. The last carries out item growth in addition to producing at the Menstrie site. Elmbank Mill, Menstrie in March 2010. The Forthvale Mill no longer stands but the Elmbank Mill, having been made use of for some years as offices by the Water Board, currently houses small businesses. A furnishings manufacturing facility, The Charrier, stood near the Menstrie Burn but was damaged by fire in concerning 1968. A street close by now bears its name. In the mid-20th Century, Menstrie (pop. 1200 - 1300) was home to families whose menfolk functioned the Clackmannanshire Coalfield and also other mines in Central Scotland. As the mining and also textile industries have declined, Menstrie has actually ended up being a traveler dorm, topping the nearby farmland. At the Censuses in 1991, 2001 and 2011, Menstrie's population was 2274, 2083 and also 2804 respectively. For 2016, the population was estimated as 2872.
