Morningside is a small village in

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, Scotland. It is located around south of

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, and east of

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. Morningside's population (as of 2016) is 1,090 people. It is a former coal mining village, and formerly had two railway stations. Today, Morningside mainly consists of a modern housing estate with more older houses along the main road.

History

Morningside, although a small village, is a settlement dating back to the Middle Ages, when it was a ''

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'' of the Parish of

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. It is seen on maps as far back as the

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where it is listed as ''Morninſyid'', near Allanton and Kamnethan Moore. The

Wishaw and Coltness Railway The Wishaw and Coltness Railway was an early Scottish mineral railway. It ran for approximately from Chapel Colliery, at Newmains in North Lanarkshire connecting to the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway near Whifflet, giving a means of transpor ...

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

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, being further extended to

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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 village today. In the 21st century, a large

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estate was built in Morningside by

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. This development was completed by the 2010s and contributes to the vast majority of the villages 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

According to local legend, a large battle occurred on the site of Morningside during the English invasion in 1385. The English sent a force of around 1,000 men to raid

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, due to the Scottish

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policy leaving little to forage in

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. The Scots met them at "''Morranside"'' in early

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being commanded by the leaders of

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and

Clan Douglas Clan Douglas ( Gaelic: ''Dùbhghlas'') is an ancient clan or noble house from the Scottish Lowlands. Taking their name from Douglas in Lanarkshire, their leaders gained vast territories throughout the Borders, Angus, Lothian, Moray, and also ...

. The battle ended in a Scottish victory with the English being pushed back to Biggar. At the time, ''Morranside'' was the name given to the small farmstead in the area, as it was to the east of the site of the battle, or "on the morning-side". This name then applied to the village that would form centuries later. However the historicity about this battle is dubious.

Schools

Morningside Primary School is located on School Road, in the north of the village. Built originally in 1874, the school had a roll of 146 in the year of 2010–2011.

References

External links

Morningside, Lanarkshire
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