Morningside, although a small town, is a settlement dating back to the Middle Ages, when it was a
fermtoun of the Parish of
Cambusnethan. It is seen on maps as far back as the
16th century where it is listed as
Morninſyid, near
Allanton and Kamnethan Moore. The
Wishaw and Coltness Railway was built in the 1830s, and a railway station was built at Morningside to facilitate this, especially given the village's position near the important Coltness Iron Works. A second line was built, named the
Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway, that ran east to
Longridge, being further extended to
Bathgate in 1850. This line however, was not as economically successful.
Morningside Station closed in 1930, the remains of which can be found slightly west of the town today. In the 21st century, a large
low density housing estate was built in Morningside by
Barratt Homes. This development was completed by the 2010s and contributes to the vast majority of the town's current population. The estate, which was tailored to families, made Morningside one of the localities in Scotland with the most people under the age of 15. == Battle of Morranside ==