Morningside, although a small village, is a settlement dating back to the Middle Ages, when it was a fermtoun of the Parish of Cambusnethan.

A second line was built, named the Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway, that ran east to Longridge, being further extended to Bathgate in 1850.

In the 21st century, a large low density housing estate was built in Morningside by Barratt Homes.

The English sent a force of around 1,000 men to raid Lanarkshire, due to the Scottish scorched earth policy leaving little to forage in Lothian.

[4] 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".