Menstrie is a village in the area 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 Villages or simply The Hillfoots. The residents of Menstrie once refined wool from lamb farmed on the Ochils. In 1800, entrepreneurs from Tullibody set up a carding as well as spinning mill on the east side of the Menstrie Burn to exploit its soft water as well as power, absent from their very own town. 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 goods to as well as from the Hillfoots villages. Menstrie's Long Row and also Ochil Road lie on the old route along the foot of the hills. The brand-new road, now the A91, ended up being an emphasis for building and construction of churches, houses, mills and 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 but had actually raised to more than 900 by 1881. In the 1860s a company, that included the proprietors of neighborhood mills and also 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 between Alloa and also Stirling at Cambus. Menstrie had its very own passenger station at the North end of Tullibody Road. Virtually absolutely nothing of the station remains as well as the train branch line, which remained to bring products after the Beeching Axe, fell into disuse throughout the mid-1980s in favour of road transport. The Glenochil Distillery had opened up in the middle 18th century on the site of the Doll Farm to the east of the town, next to the Dams Burn. Production has advanced this website for greater than 250 years though manufacturing of whisky quit about 1930. Yeast, at first a spin-off of whisky fermentation, had progressively come to be the major item and also opted for manufacture of whisky and bread. Soft water, locally available, is still useful. A considerable adhered storehouse location stays for storage space of whisky as it develops in barrels prior to bottling, while bakers' yeast has paved the way to fermentation items derived from yeast. The whisky and yeast services are now operated by separate companies, specifically Diageo, (successors to Distillers Company) and also Kerry Group. The latter carries out item development along with making at the Menstrie site. Elmbank Mill, Menstrie in March 2010. The Forthvale Mill no more stands however the Elmbank Mill, having actually been used for some years as workplaces by the Water Board, currently houses small companies. A furnishings manufacturing facility, The Charrier, stood near the Menstrie Burn yet was ruined by fire in concerning 1968. A street close by currently bears its name. In the mid-20th Century, Menstrie (pop. 1200 - 1300) was residence to families whose menfolk functioned the Clackmannanshire Coalfield and various other mines in Central Scotland. As the mining and textile sectors have declined, Menstrie has ended up being a traveler dorm, topping the adjacent farmland. At the Censuses in 1991, 2001 and 2011, Menstrie's population was 2274, 2083 and also 2804 specifically. For 2016, the population was approximated as 2872.