Menstrie is a village in the county of Clackmannanshire in Scotland. It has to do with 5 miles (8 kilometres) east-north-east of Stirling and is among a string of communities that, due to their area at the base of the Ochil Hills, are collectively referred to as the Hillfoots Villages or just The Hillfoots. The passengers of Menstrie as soon as refined woollen from sheep farmed on the Ochils. In 1800, entrepreneurs from Tullibody established a carding as well as rotating mill on the east side of the Menstrie Burn to manipulate its soft water as well as power, lacking from their very own village. 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 as well as enhance the transport of goods to and from the Hillfoots towns. Menstrie's Long Row and Ochil Road lie on the old path along the foot of capitals. The new road, now the A91, ended up being an emphasis for construction of churches, residences, mills and also stores. 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 was about 500 yet had actually boosted to more than 900 by 1881. In the 1860s a company, that included the owners of local mills and also a distillery, financed a branch railway line through Menstrie to a terminus in Alva. This signed up with the old North British Railway (N.B.R.) line between Alloa as well as Stirling at Cambus. Menstrie had its own passenger station at the North end of Tullibody Road. Practically nothing of the station remains and the train branch line, which continued to bring products after the Beeching Axe, fell under disuse throughout the mid-1980s in favour of road transport. The Glenochil Distillery had actually opened in the middle 18th century on the site of the Doll Farm to the east of the town, close to the Dams Burn. Production has actually continued this site for more than 250 years though manufacturing of whisky stopped about 1930. Yeast, initially a byproduct of whisky fermentation, had gradually end up being the main item and also chose manufacture of whisky and bread. Soft water, in your area offered, is still useful. A substantial adhered stockroom area stays for storage space of whisky as it grows in barrels before bottling, while bakers' yeast has paved the way to fermentation items derived from yeast. The whisky and yeast companies are now run by separate companies, specifically Diageo, (followers to Distillers Company) and also Kerry Group. The latter carries out item advancement along with manufacturing at the Menstrie site. Elmbank Mill, Menstrie in March 2010. The Forthvale Mill no more stands but the Elmbank Mill, having actually 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 yet was ruined by fire in about 1968. A street close by currently births its name. In the mid-20th Century, Menstrie (pop. 1200 - 1300) was home to families whose menfolk functioned the Clackmannanshire Coalfield and also other mines in Central Scotland. As the mining as well as textile industries have decreased, Menstrie has actually ended up being a commuter dormitory, spreading over the surrounding farmland. At the Censuses in 1991, 2001 and 2011, Menstrie's population was 2274, 2083 as well as 2804 specifically. For 2016, the population was approximated as 2872.