Ainderby Quernhow is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.

Quernhow, which has also been spelled Whernhowe and Whernou means mill-hill.

The first element derives from the Old Norse word kvern meaning a mill stone.

How is a common element in Yorkshire place names but rare in County Durham.

[6] Ainderby Quernhow is twice mentioned in popular culture; once in Douglas Adams' The Meaning of Liff (as a word describing those who claim to miss using the word 'gay' in its historical sense)[7] and by The Independent as sounding like an actor who 'specializes in playing vacuous tennis-playing aristocrats.