Menstrie is a town in the county of Clackmannanshire in Scotland. It is about 5 miles (8 kilometres) east-north-east of Stirling and also is among a string of communities that, due to their place at the base of the Ochil Hills, are jointly referred to as the Hillfoots Towns or just The Hillfoots. The occupants of Menstrie as soon as processed wool from sheep farmed on the Ochils. In 1800, businessmen from Tullibody set up a carding and rotating 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 early 19th century a straight road was improved the flat ground of the carse or floodplain to by-pass the old Hillfoots Road and enhance the transport of goods to and also from the Hillfoots towns. Menstrie's Long Row and Ochil Road lie on the old course along the foot of the hills. The new road, currently the A91, ended up being an emphasis for construction of churches, homes, mills and also shops. By the mid-19th century, the Elmbank and also Forthvale mills were in business on either side of the Menstrie Burn. In 1841, Menstrie's population was about 500 however had actually increased to greater than 900 by 1881. In the 1860s a business, which included the owners of local mills and also 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 in between Alloa and also Stirling at Cambus. Menstrie had its own passenger station at the North end of Tullibody Road. Almost nothing of the station stays and the railway branch line, which continued to carry products after the Beeching Axe, fell into disuse during the mid-1980s in favour of road transportation. 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 continued this site for greater than 250 years though manufacturing of whisky quit around 1930. Yeast, initially a byproduct of whisky fermentation, had gradually become the major product and went for manufacture of whisky and bread. Soft water, in your area available, is still useful. An extensive adhered storehouse location continues to be for storage of whisky as it matures in barrels prior to bottling, while bakers' yeast has actually given way to fermentation items originated from yeast. The whisky and also yeast services are currently run by different business, particularly Diageo, (successors to Distillers Company) as well as Kerry Group. The latter conducts item advancement in addition to manufacturing at the Menstrie site. Elmbank Mill, Menstrie in March 2010. The Forthvale Mill no more stands but the Elmbank Mill, having been used for some years as offices by the Water Board, currently houses local business. A furniture factory, The Charrier, stood near the Menstrie Burn yet was damaged by fire in about 1968. A street close by now births its name. In the mid-20th Century, Menstrie (pop. 1200 - 1300) was home to family members whose menfolk functioned the Clackmannanshire Coalfield and various other mines in Central Scotland. As the mining and textile sectors have decreased, Menstrie has actually come to be a traveler dorm room, spreading over the nearby farmland. At the Censuses in 1991, 2001 and also 2011, Menstrie's population was 2274, 2083 as well as 2804 specifically. For 2016, the population was approximated as 2872.