ɐ pˈæɹɪʃ skˈuːl wʌz ˈoʊpənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn, ænd baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ wˈɪljəm ɹˈɔɪ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ɐ sˈaɪzəbəl fˈɑːɹmɪŋ vˈɪlɪdʒ ɔnðə lˈænɑːɹk ɹˈoʊd tə kˈɑːɹnwɑːt ænd ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə.
A parish school was opened in 1619, and by 1754 William Roy recorded a sizeable farming village on the Lanark road to Carnwath and Edinburgh.