Larbert
Larbert is a small town in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is located in the Forth Valley above the River Carron which flows from the west. It lies approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) from the shoreline of the Firth of Forth and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of Falkirk, the main town in the area. The village of Stenhousemuir lies directly east of Larbert, with both settlements being contiguous and sharing certain public amenities with each other.
In medieval times, the Larbert area was heavily forested, but this was cleared and brought on much of the farming land which encircles the town. The development of industry and even more so the arrival in the 1840s of the Scottish Central Railway, which goes through the village, provided a base for economic development. From the late 18th century up until the middle of the 20th century, heavy industry, such as boiler making, casting and production underpinned the economy of Larbert. The Victorian era also saw the opening of the Stirling District Lunatic Asylum at Bellsdyke and Scottish National Institution for Children on the Stenhouse Estate. This made Larbert key in offering care, both locally and country wide. Although the traditional financial base of Larbert disappeared with the decrease of heavy industry, it has recently experienced much growth as a commuter town. Lots of citizens operate in the neighboring towns of Falkirk and Stirling, in addition to the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. The 2011 Census shows that the population of Larbert has grown to 9143 from the 2001 Census record of 6425, and it continues to grow with large-scale housing development on the northern periphery of the town as well as on brownfield sites. For all your home refurbishments, make sure to identify respected experts in Larbert to make certain of quality.