Menstrie is a town in the area of Clackmannanshire in Scotland. It is about 5 miles (8 kilometres) east-north-east of Stirling and is just one of a string of towns that, because of their area at the base of the Ochil Hills, are collectively referred to as the Hillfoots Villages or just The Hillfoots. The residents of Menstrie as soon as refined wool from lamb farmed on the Ochils. In 1800, businessmen from Tullibody established a carding as well as spinning mill on the east side of the Menstrie Burn to exploit its soft water and power, lacking from their very own town. In the early 19th century a straight road was built on the flat ground of the carse or floodplain to by-pass the old Hillfoots Road as well as enhance the transport of items to as well as from the Hillfoots villages. Menstrie's Long Row and also Ochil Road lie on the old path along the foot of capitals. The new roadway, currently the A91, ended up being an emphasis for building of churches, houses, mills and also stores. By the mid-19th century, the Elmbank as well as Forthvale mills were in business on either side of the Menstrie Burn. In 1841, Menstrie's population was about 500 but had increased to greater than 900 by 1881. In the 1860s a company, that included the proprietors of regional mills as well as a distillery, financed a branch railway line with Menstrie to a terminus in Alva. This signed up with the old North British Railway (N.B.R.) line between Alloa and also Stirling at Cambus. Menstrie had its own guest station at the North end of Tullibody Road. Practically nothing of the station stays and also the train branch line, which continued to carry products after the Beeching Axe, came under disuse during the mid-1980s in favour of road transportation. The Glenochil Distillery had opened in the middle 18th century on the site of the Doll Farm to the eastern of the village, next to the Dams Burn. Manufacturing has continued on this site for greater than 250 years though manufacturing of whisky quit about 1930. Yeast, initially a by-product of whisky fermentation, had gradually come to be the main item and also went with manufacture of whisky and also bread. Soft water, locally available, is still valuable. A considerable bound storehouse area remains for storage of whisky as it matures in barrels prior to bottling, while bakers' yeast has paved the way to fermentation products derived from yeast. The whisky as well as yeast services are now run by different business, specifically Diageo, (successors to Distillers Company) and also Kerry Group. The last carries out product advancement as well as making at the Menstrie site. Elmbank Mill, Menstrie in March 2010. The Forthvale Mill no longer stands however the Elmbank Mill, having been used for some years as workplaces by the Water Board, currently houses local business. A furniture manufacturing facility, The Charrier, stood near the Menstrie Burn but was ruined by fire in concerning 1968. A road nearby now births its name. In the mid-20th Century, Menstrie (pop. 1200 - 1300) was residence to family members whose menfolk worked the Clackmannanshire Coalfield and various other mines in Central Scotland. As the mining and also fabric sectors have actually decreased, Menstrie has actually come to be a traveler dorm room, spreading over the nearby 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.
