Menstrie is a village in the region of Clackmannanshire in Scotland. It has to do with 5 miles (8 kilometres) east-north-east of Stirling as well as is among a string of towns that, because of their location at the base of the Ochil Hills, are collectively described as the Hillfoots Towns or merely The Hillfoots. The owners of Menstrie as soon as refined woollen from sheep farmed on the Ochils. In 1800, business people from Tullibody set up 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 own town. In the early 19th century a straight road was built on the flat ground of the carse or floodplain to by-pass the old Hillfoots Road as well as boost the transportation of products to and also from the Hillfoots villages. Menstrie's Long Row and also Ochil Road lie on the old path along the foot of the hills. The brand-new road, now the A91, became a focus for building of churches, residences, mills and also shops. By the mid-19th century, the Elmbank as well as Forthvale mills were in business on either side of the Menstrie Burn. In 1841, Menstrie's population had to do with 500 however had actually enhanced to more than 900 by 1881. In the 1860s a company, which included the proprietors of local mills and a distillery, financed a branch railway line with Menstrie to a terminus in Alva. This joined the old North British Railway (N.B.R.) line in between Alloa and also Stirling at Cambus. Menstrie had its very own guest station at the North end of Tullibody Road. Virtually absolutely nothing of the station continues to be and also the train branch line, which continued to lug products after the Beeching Axe, came under disuse throughout the mid-1980s in favour of road transportation. The Glenochil Distillery had opened in the middle 18th century on the site of the Doll Farm to the east of the village, beside the Dams Burn. Production has continued this site for more than 250 years though manufacturing of whisky stopped about 1930. Yeast, initially a by-product of whisky fermentation, had gradually become the main product and also went for manufacture of whisky as well as bread. Soft water, locally offered, is still beneficial. A substantial adhered storage facility area continues to be for storage of whisky as it grows in barrels prior to bottling, while bakers' yeast has actually paved the way to fermentation items derived from yeast. The whisky and also yeast businesses are now run by different firms, specifically Diageo, (successors to Distillers Company) and also Kerry Group. The latter carries out product growth in addition to making at the Menstrie site. Elmbank Mill, Menstrie in March 2010. The Forthvale Mill no more stands but the Elmbank Mill, having been made use of for some years as workplaces by the Water Board, currently houses small businesses. A furniture manufacturing facility, The Charrier, stood near the Menstrie Burn yet was damaged by fire in concerning 1968. A road close by currently bears its name. In the mid-20th Century, Menstrie (pop. 1200 - 1300) was home to households whose menfolk worked the Clackmannanshire Coalfield and other mines in Central Scotland. As the mining as well as fabric sectors have decreased, Menstrie has actually ended up being a commuter dorm, spreading over the surrounding farmland. At the Censuses in 1991, 2001 and also 2011, Menstrie's population was 2274, 2083 and also 2804 specifically. For 2016, the population was estimated as 2872.
