Larbert
Larbert is a town in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town lies in the Forth Valley over the River Carron which passes from the west. It is set roughly 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) from the coastline 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 contiguous and sharing certain public facilities with one another.
In medieval times, the Larbert region was heavily forested, however this was cleared and caused much of the farming land which encompasses the town. The development of industry and specifically the arrival in the 1840s of the Scottish Central Railway, which goes through the village, offered a base for economic growth. From the late 18th century until the middle of the 20th century, heavy industry, such as boiler making, casting and manufacturing 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 pivotal in offering care, both regionally and country wide. Even though the original economic base of Larbert faded away with the decline of heavy industry, it has recently experienced much growth as a commuter town. Lots of citizens are employed in the close-by 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 expand with massive housing development on the northern periphery of the town along with on brownfield sites. For all your home improvements, be sure to find trusted experts in Larbert to make certain of quality.
