Ainderby Quernhow is a village

Village

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 and civil parish

Civil parish

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 in the Hambleton

Hambleton

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 district of North Yorkshire

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, England

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The village is situated just east of the A1, and is about five miles west of Thirsk

Thirsk

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. The Quernhow at Ainderby is a small mound on the nearby Roman Road which marked the boundary between the parishes of Ainderby and Middleton Quernhow

Middleton Quernhow

Middleton Quernhow is a settlement and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is very near the A1 road and about 4 miles north of Ripon. Quernhow, which has also been spelled Whernhowe and Whernou means mill-hill, the first element deriving from the Old Norse kvern...

. Ainderby Mires and Ainderby Steeple

Ainderby Steeple

Ainderby Steeple is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It was known as Eindrebi in the Domesday Book. The Church of St...

 are also in the district, the latter refers to the local church spire, the former to marshy mires. The Black Horse is the only pub in Ainderby Quernhow, providing real ales and home cooked meals.
Ainderby is a place name originally meant village belonging to Eindrithi, a Viking whose name meant 'sole-ruler'. Quernhow, which has also been spelled Whernhowe and Whernou means mill-hill. The first element derives from the Old Norse

Old Norse

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 word kvern meaning a mill stone. How, deriving from the Old Norse

Old Norse

Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....

word haugr , means a hill. How is a common element in Yorkshire place names but rare in County Durham.