Menstrie is a village in the region of Clackmannanshire in Scotland. It is about 5 miles (8 kilometres) east-north-east of Stirling and is one of a string of communities that, because of their location at the base of the Ochil Hills, are jointly described as the Hillfoots Towns or simply The Hillfoots. The occupants of Menstrie as soon as processed wool from sheep farmed on the Ochils. In 1800, business people from Tullibody established a carding as well as rotating mill on the east side of the Menstrie Burn to exploit its soft water as well as power, absent from their very own village. In the early 19th century a straight road was built on the level 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 course along the foot of capitals. The new road, currently the A91, came to be a focus for construction of churches, residences, mills as well as shops. By the mid-19th century, the Elmbank and also Forthvale mills stayed in business on either side of the Menstrie Burn. In 1841, Menstrie's population had to do with 500 however had actually increased to more than 900 by 1881. In the 1860s a company, which included the proprietors of neighborhood mills and also a distillery, financed a branch train line through Menstrie to a terminus in Alva. This joined the old North British Railway (N.B.R.) line in between Alloa as well as Stirling at Cambus. Menstrie had its very own passenger station at the North end of Tullibody Road. Virtually nothing of the station remains as well as the train branch line, which continued to lug freight after the Beeching Axe, fell into disuse during the mid-1980s in favour of road transport. The Glenochil Distillery had actually opened up in the middle 18th century on the site of the Doll Farm to the eastern of the village, beside the Dams Burn. Manufacturing has continued on this site for more than 250 years though production of whisky stopped about 1930. Yeast, originally a byproduct of whisky fermentation, had slowly become the main product and also chose manufacture of whisky and also bread. Soft water, locally offered, is still beneficial. A substantial adhered warehouse location stays for storage of whisky as it matures in barrels prior to bottling, while bakers' yeast has given way to fermentation items derived from yeast. The whisky and yeast businesses are currently run by different firms, specifically Diageo, (followers to Distillers Company) as well as Kerry Group. The last carries out item advancement as well as producing at the Menstrie site. Elmbank Mill, Menstrie in March 2010. The Forthvale Mill no longer stands yet the Elmbank Mill, having been made use of for some years as offices by the Water Board, currently houses local business. A furniture manufacturing facility, The Charrier, stood near the Menstrie Burn however was destroyed by fire in about 1968. A street nearby now births its name. In the mid-20th Century, Menstrie (pop. 1200 - 1300) was home to family members whose menfolk worked the Clackmannanshire Coalfield and various other mines in Central Scotland. As the mining as well as fabric industries have decreased, Menstrie has actually become 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 estimated as 2872.