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Larbert

Larbert is a town in the Falkirk council region of Scotland. The town is located in the Forth Valley over the River Carron which passes from the west. It is situated around 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) from the shoreline of the Firth of Forth and 2.5 miles (4.0 kilometres) northwest of Falkirk, the main town in the area. The village of Stenhousemuir lies directly east of Larbert, with both settlements being adjoining and sharing various public amenities with one another.

In middle ages times, the Larbert region was greatly forested, however 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, gave a base for economic development. From the late 18th century 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 central in offering care, both locally and country wide. Even though the original economic base of Larbert faded away with the drop-off of heavy industry, it has recently experienced much development as a commuter town. Many residents work in the neighboring towns of Falkirk and Stirling, in addition to the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. The 2011 Census demonstrates that the population of Larbert has actually grown to 9143 from the 2001 Census record of 6425, and it continues to increase with large-scale housing development on the northern periphery of the town as well as on brownfield sites. For all of your home refurbishments, be sure to find trusted specialists in Larbert to make certain of quality.