Menstrie is a village in the county of Clackmannanshire in Scotland. It is about 5 miles (8 kilometres) east-north-east of Stirling and also is one of a string of towns that, as a result of their place at the base of the Ochil Hills, are jointly described as the Hillfoots Towns or just The Hillfoots. The residents of Menstrie when refined woollen from lamb farmed on the Ochils. In 1800, businessmen from Tullibody set up a carding and spinning mill on the east side of the Menstrie Burn to exploit its soft water as well as power, lacking from their own town. In the very early 19th century a straight road was built on the level ground of the carse or floodplain to by-pass the old Hillfoots Road and also boost the transportation of products to as well as from the Hillfoots towns. Menstrie's Long Row and Ochil Road push the old course along the foot of the hills. The new road, currently the A91, became an emphasis for building of churches, houses, mills and shops. By the mid-19th century, the Elmbank and Forthvale mills were in business on either side of the Menstrie Burn. In 1841, Menstrie's population had to do with 500 but had actually raised to more than 900 by 1881. In the 1860s a business, that included the owners of regional mills and also a distillery, financed a branch train line with Menstrie to a terminus in Alva. This signed up with the old North British Railway (N.B.R.) line in between Alloa and also Stirling at Cambus. Menstrie had its very own traveler station at the North end of Tullibody Road. Virtually nothing of the station stays and also the railway branch line, which remained to lug freight after the Beeching Axe, came under disuse during the mid-1980s in favour of road transportation. The Glenochil Distillery had actually opened in the middle 18th century on the site of the Doll Farm to the east of the village, close to the Dams Burn. Production has continued on this site for more than 250 years though manufacturing of whisky stopped about 1930. Yeast, initially a spin-off of whisky fermentation, had progressively end up being the primary product as well as went for manufacture of whisky and bread. Soft water, in your area readily available, is still helpful. A comprehensive bound stockroom area stays for storage of whisky as it grows in barrels before bottling, while bakers' yeast has actually given way to fermentation products derived from yeast. The whisky and also yeast services are currently operated by separate firms, namely Diageo, (followers to Distillers Company) and Kerry Group. The latter performs item development along with manufacturing at the Menstrie site. Elmbank Mill, Menstrie in March 2010. The Forthvale Mill no longer stands however 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 however was damaged by fire in regarding 1968. A street nearby now bears its name. In the mid-20th Century, Menstrie (pop. 1200 - 1300) was home to households whose menfolk functioned the Clackmannanshire Coalfield and other mines in Central Scotland. As the mining as well as textile markets have actually decreased, Menstrie has ended up being a traveler dorm, topping the surrounding farmland. At the Censuses in 1991, 2001 as well as 2011, Menstrie's population was 2274, 2083 as well as 2804 respectively. For 2016, the population was approximated as 2872.