Middleton Quernhow

Middleton Quernhow
Middleton Quernhow
Middleton Quernhow shown within North Yorkshire
Population	60
Civil parish	Middleton Quernhow
District	Harrogate
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ripon
Postcode district	HG4
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°12′00″N 1°29′13″W / 54.200°N 1.487°W / 54.200; -1.487Coordinates: 54°12′00″N 1°29′13″W / 54.200°N 1.487°W / 54.200; -1.487

Middleton Quernhow is a settlement and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the parish was estimated at 60 in 2015. 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 meaning a mill stone. How or Howe, deriving from the Old Norse word haugr meaning a hill, is a common element in Yorkshire place name.

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