Larbert
Larbert is a small town in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town sits in the Forth Valley above the River Carron which passes from the west. It is set approximately 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) from the coastline 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 adjoining and sharing certain public amenities with one another.
In medieval times, the Larbert region was densely forested, but this was cleared and caused much of the agricultural land which encircles the town. The progression of industry and even more so the arrival in the 1840s of the Scottish Central Railway, which travels through the village, offered a base for economic growth. From the late 18th century until 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 central in providing care, both regionally and across the country. While the historic economic base of Larbert vanished with the drop-off of heavy industry, it has recently experienced much growth as a commuter town. Lots of citizens are employed in the close-by towns of Falkirk and Stirling, as well as 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 of your home improvements, make sure to find dependable professionals in Larbert to make certain of quality.
