Ainderby Quernhow
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.219, -1.471 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 34 80 |
Ainderby Quernhow is a small, quiet civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, set in gently rolling agricultural country just off the main north–south route of the A1(M). The landscape is typical of the Vale of York fringes - a patchwork of arable fields and pasture with a scattering of farms and a very low resident population, so the area feels remote but well connected to nearby market towns.
Locally interesting is the parish’s name, which recalls an old quern or millstone and a low mound (quern-how), hinting at early medieval and Norse influences on place‑names in the region. There is little in the way of industry beyond farming, and community life tends to look towards nearby centres such as Northallerton and Thirsk for shops, schools and services, making it a quietly historic and agricultural corner of rural Yorkshire.
Postcode districts covering Ainderby Quernhow
Most populated places nearby
- York 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Darlington 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Harrogate 16 miles25.7 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 25 miles40.2 km
- Thornaby-on-Tees 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Yarm 20 miles32.2 km
- Northallerton 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Ripon 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Ilkley 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Knaresborough 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Otley 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Ingleby Greenhow 21.4 miles34.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Howe Parish 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Sinderby Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Middleton Quernhow Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Holme Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Skipton-on-Swale Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Baldersby Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Howgrave Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Kirklington-cum-Upsland Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Pickhill Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Pickhill with Roxby Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Sutton with Howgrave Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Wath Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Ainderby Quernhow
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.6 miles41.2 km
- Thirsk Junction Station 4 miles6.5 km
- Northallerton Railway Station 7.9 miles12.8 km
Hotels near Ainderby Quernhow Ad
- The George Country Inn, Wath 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Ripon Inn - the Inn Collection Group 4 6.2 miles10 km
- The Golden Fleece Hotel, Thirsk, North Yorkshire 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Reubens 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Grantham Arms 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- The Masons Arms 9 miles14.5 km
- Swinton Park Hotel 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- The Northallerton Inn - the Inn Collection Group 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Kings Head by Chef & Brewer Collection 3 7.5 miles12 km
- The Golden Lion Hotel 2 8.4 miles13.5 km
Local points of interest
- Thirsk Racecourse Recreation 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Newby Hall Estate 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Jervaulx Abbey Archaeological site 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Newburgh Priory Country house 12.4 miles20 km
- Mount Grace Priory Archaeological site 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Catterick Racecourse Recreation 13.6 miles22 km
- Old Byland Abbey Historic site 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Bewerley Hall Estate 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Duncombe Park Country house 16 miles25.8 km
- Duncombe Park Estate 16.4 miles26.3 km