Richard Darton

Richard Charles Darton, OBE, FREng (born 1 July 1948<ref name=Debrett's>Debrett's People of Today accessed 27 Sep 2010</ref>) was Head of the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford from 2004 to 2009. For 2008-2009 he was President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers. From 1 January 2010 he is President of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering.

Darton graduated in chemical engineering from the University of Birmingham in 1970, then gained a PhD in 1973 at Downing College, Cambridge, followed by two years of research. He then worked for Shell in the Netherlands. In 1991 he was seconded by the company to set up the first chemical engineering degree course at the University of Oxford, which was recognised by the award of FREng in 2000. In 2001 he joined Oxford as an academic (Keble College), and in 2004 was appointed Head of the Department of Engineering Science.

Darton was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to engineering.

Darton

Coordinates: 53°35′06″N 1°31′57″W / 53.585°N 1.5325°W / 53.585; -1.5325

Darton is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with West Yorkshire. At the time of the 2001 UK census, it had a population of 14,927.

Parliamentary representation

Formerly part of the now defunct Barnsley West and Penistone borough constituency, following the Boundary Commission for England's report on South Yorkshire's Parliamentary constituencies in 2004 and an inquiry in 2005, it is now part of the Barnsley Central borough constituency.

Geography

Darton lies on the River Dearne, directly to the east of Kexbrough, and 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the town of Barnsley. It is served by the A637 road and is bisected by the M1 motorway (junction 38 being a mile to the north). Its location is approximately 53°35′6″N 1°31′57″W / 53.58500°N 1.53250°W / 53.58500; -1.53250, at an elevation of around 260 feet (79 m) above mean sea level.

History

The name Darton is believed to be an amalgamation of "Dearne" and the Anglo-Saxon word "ton" (meaning 'town'). Hence, in ancient times it was known as 'the town on the Dearne'. However, other sources dispute this explanation and claim that the name originates from a description given to a deer enclosure or something similar. In 1086 the hamlet of Dertone was in the wapentake of Staincross.

Darton (surname)

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