Menstrie is a town in the area of Clackmannanshire in Scotland. It is about 5 miles (8 kilometres) east-north-east of Stirling and is one of a string of towns that, due to their location at the base of the Ochil Hills, are collectively described as the Hillfoots Villages or merely The Hillfoots. The occupants of Menstrie as soon as processed woollen from sheep farmed on the Ochils. In 1800, businessmen from Tullibody established a carding as well as spinning mill on the east side of the Menstrie Burn to manipulate its soft water as well as power, lacking from their very own town. In the very early 19th century a straight road was improved the level ground of the carse or floodplain to by-pass the old Hillfoots Road and improve the transport of goods to and from the Hillfoots towns. Menstrie's Long Row as well as Ochil Road lie on the old route along the foot of capitals. The new roadway, currently the A91, became a focus for building and construction of churches, homes, mills and also stores. By the mid-19th century, the Elmbank as well as Forthvale mills stayed in business on either side of the Menstrie Burn. In 1841, Menstrie's population was about 500 but had actually enhanced to greater than 900 by 1881. In the 1860s a business, that included the proprietors of local mills as well as a distillery, funded a branch train line with Menstrie to a terminus in Alva. This signed up with the old North British Railway (N.B.R.) line between Alloa and Stirling at Cambus. Menstrie had its own traveler station at the North end of Tullibody Road. Practically nothing of the station remains and also the train branch line, which continued to carry freight after the Beeching Axe, fell into disuse during 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 town, close to the Dams Burn. Manufacturing has actually continued on this site for greater than 250 years though production of whisky stopped around 1930. Yeast, initially a by-product of whisky fermentation, had progressively come to be the main product and opted for manufacture of whisky and also bread. Soft water, locally available, is still useful. A considerable adhered stockroom location remains for storage of whisky as it grows in barrels prior to bottling, while bakers' yeast has given way to fermentation products stemmed from yeast. The whisky as well as yeast organisations are now run by separate firms, specifically Diageo, (successors to Distillers Company) and also Kerry Group. The last conducts item development along with making at the Menstrie site. Elmbank Mill, Menstrie in March 2010. The Forthvale Mill no more stands but the Elmbank Mill, having actually been used for some years as offices by the Water Board, now houses local business. A furnishings manufacturing facility, The Charrier, stood near the Menstrie Burn yet was ruined by fire in concerning 1968. A road close by now births 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 and fabric industries have declined, Menstrie has actually become a commuter dormitory, topping the nearby 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.
