Menstrie is a town in the region of Clackmannanshire in Scotland. It has to do with 5 miles (8 kilometres) east-north-east of Stirling as well as is one of a string of communities that, because of their place at the base of the Ochil Hills, are collectively described as the Hillfoots Towns or just The Hillfoots. The residents of Menstrie once processed woollen from lamb farmed on the Ochils. In 1800, businessmen from Tullibody set up a carding and also spinning mill on the east side of the Menstrie Burn to exploit its soft water as well as power, absent from their very own town. In the early 19th century a straight road was improved the level ground of the carse or floodplain to by-pass the old Hillfoots Road and boost the transportation of goods to and also from the Hillfoots villages. Menstrie's Long Row as well as Ochil Road push the old route along the foot of capitals. The new roadway, now the A91, came to be a focus for building of churches, homes, mills and stores. By the mid-19th century, the Elmbank and also Forthvale mills stayed in business on either side of the Menstrie Burn. In 1841, Menstrie's population had to do with 500 yet had actually increased to more than 900 by 1881. In the 1860s a firm, that included the proprietors of local mills and also a distillery, funded a branch train line with Menstrie to a terminus in Alva. This joined the old North British Railway (N.B.R.) line between Alloa and also Stirling at Cambus. Menstrie had its very own guest station at the North end of Tullibody Road. Practically nothing of the station remains and the train branch line, which continued to bring freight after the Beeching Axe, came under disuse throughout the mid-1980s in favour of road transport. The Glenochil Distillery had actually opened up in the middle 18th century on the site of the Doll Farm to the east of the village, close to the Dams Burn. Manufacturing has continued this site for more than 250 years though manufacturing of whisky quit about 1930. Yeast, initially a by-product of whisky fermentation, had gradually come to be the major product and also went with manufacture of whisky and bread. Soft water, locally readily available, is still valuable. A substantial bonded 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 derived from yeast. The whisky and yeast businesses are now operated by different companies, namely Diageo, (successors to Distillers Company) and also Kerry Group. The last conducts item advancement along with making at the Menstrie site. Elmbank Mill, Menstrie in March 2010. The Forthvale Mill no longer stands yet the Elmbank Mill, having been used for some years as offices by the Water Board, now houses local business. A furniture manufacturing facility, The Charrier, stood near the Menstrie Burn but was ruined by fire in concerning 1968. A street close by now births its name. In the mid-20th Century, Menstrie (pop. 1200 - 1300) was house to households whose menfolk functioned the Clackmannanshire Coalfield as well as various other mines in Central Scotland. As the mining as well as textile sectors have declined, Menstrie has come to be a traveler dorm room, spreading over the adjacent farmland. At the Censuses in 1991, 2001 and 2011, Menstrie's population was 2274, 2083 and 2804 specifically. For 2016, the population was approximated as 2872.
