Menstrie is a village in the county of Clackmannanshire in Scotland. It is about 5 miles (8 kilometres) east-north-east of Stirling as well as is one of a string of communities that, because of their area at the base of the Ochil Hills, are jointly described as the Hillfoots Towns or merely The Hillfoots. The passengers of Menstrie when refined wool from lamb farmed on the Ochils. In 1800, entrepreneurs from Tullibody established a carding as well as rotating mill on the east side of the Menstrie Burn to exploit its soft water as well as power, missing from their very own village. 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 as well as boost the transportation of goods to and also from the Hillfoots towns. Menstrie's Long Row and also Ochil Road lie on the old course along the foot of capitals. The brand-new road, currently the A91, became a focus for building and construction of churches, homes, mills as well as stores. 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 but had actually increased to greater than 900 by 1881. In the 1860s a firm, which included the proprietors of regional mills as well as a distillery, funded a branch train line via 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. Practically nothing of the station stays as well as the train branch line, which continued to lug freight after the Beeching Axe, fell into disuse during the mid-1980s in favour of road transport. The Glenochil Distillery had 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 actually advanced this site for more than 250 years though production of whisky stopped around 1930. Yeast, originally a by-product of whisky fermentation, had gradually end up being the main product and also chose manufacture of whisky as well as bread. Soft water, in your area offered, is still beneficial. An extensive bound storage facility location stays for storage of whisky as it grows in barrels prior to bottling, while bakers' yeast has paved the way to fermentation items originated from yeast. The whisky and yeast businesses are currently run by different business, specifically Diageo, (followers to Distillers Company) and also Kerry Group. The last performs product development 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 workplaces by the Water Board, currently houses local business. A furnishings factory, The Charrier, stood near the Menstrie Burn however was ruined by fire in regarding 1968. A road nearby now bears 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 fabric industries have actually decreased, Menstrie has actually come to be a commuter dorm, topping the adjacent farmland. At the Censuses in 1991, 2001 as well as 2011, Menstrie's population was 2274, 2083 as well as 2804 specifically. For 2016, the population was estimated as 2872.
