Dunford is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, northwest of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Peak District, 5 miles (8 km) west of Penistone and 3 miles (5 km) south of Holmfirth, within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley. The Parish is centred around Dunford Bridge to the west and Lower Cumberworth to the east with Crow Edge virtually central between them.

The Parish includes several other villages and hamlets such as Carlecotes and Flouch. There are several important water sources, such as the Broadstone, Dunford Bridge, Harden, Ingbirchworth, Royd Moor, Scout Dyke, Snailsden and the Upper and Lower Windleden Reservoirs in the parish that are sourced from the surrounding moorland by Yorkshire Water. A major industry Hepworth Ceramic Holding is based in the parish at Crow Edge where it quarries clay and manufactures ceramic pipes and other clay products. ^[2]

History[link]

The parish was formed in 1938 from parts of the urban districts of Holme, Newmill (Fulstone Hepworth, Scholes) and Thurlstone.

Before the Local Government Act 1972, when South Yorkshire was formed, the parish was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 627.^[1]

Although the parish is within South Yorkshire some members of the parish council and the clerk to the council are residents of the adjoining parish of Holmfirth in West Yorkshire. ^[3]

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Jason Dunford

Personal information
Full name	Jason Edward Dunford
Nationality	Kenya
Born	(1986-11-28) 28 November 1986 (age 25) Nairobi, Kenya
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Butterfly, freestyle
College team	Stanford University
Medal record Competitor for  Kenya Men’s swimming All-Africa Games Gold 2007 Algiers 50 m butterfly Gold 2007 Algiers 100 m butterfly Gold 2007 Algiers 200 m butterfly Gold 2011 Maputo 50 m butterfly Gold 2011 Maputo 100 m butterfly Silver 2007 Algiers 50 m freestyle Silver 2007 Algiers 100 m backstroke Silver 2011 Maputo 200 m butterfly Silver 2011 Maputo 100 m freestyle Silver 2011 Maputo 50 m backstroke Bronze 2007 Algiers 50 m backstroke Bronze 2007 Algiers 100 m freestyle Bronze 2007 Algiers 200 m freestyle Bronze 2011 Maputo 50m freestyle Bronze 2011 Maputo 4×100m freestyle relay Bronze 2011 Maputo 4×200m freestyle relay Bronze 2011 Maputo 4×100m medley relay Summer Universiade Gold 2009 Belgrade 100 m butterfly Silver 2009 Belgrade 50 m butterfly Bronze 2009 Belgrade 100 m freestyle Commonwealth Games Gold Delhi 2010 50 m butterfly

Jason Edward Dunford (born 28 November 1986 in Nairobi) is a Kenyan swimmer. He is predominantly a butterfly and freestyle sprinter. He has won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, Universiade, All-Africa Games and African Championships, and reached finals at Olympics, World Championships and Short Course World Championships. He has also held African, Universiade and Olympic records. Many of his achievements are unprecedented in the history of Kenyan swimming.

Family life[link]

Jason is the son of Martin and Geraldine Dunford. Martin Dunford is the Chairman of the Tamarind Group, which owns the world famous Carnivore Restaurant,^[1] Geraldine, granddaughter to Abraham Block, the founder of Block Hotels is the marketing executive. Martin was the vice chairman of the Kenya Swimming Federation and the patron of the Nairobi Amateur Swimming Association (NASA).^[2]

He has two brothers, Robert and David. The elder, Robert, is a graduate of the London School of Economics where he was captain of the rugby club. The younger brother, David, is also a swimmer and represents Kenya. The family belongs to the white minority in Kenya.

Career[link]

Early career[link]

Jason Dunford started swimming at the age of five and it was while at Kenton College, a primary school in Nairobi, under coach Andrew Nderu, that he began to establish himself on the age group scene in Nairobi.^[2] At the age of 13, the talented swimmer moved to study at Marlborough College (a high school) in the United Kingdom.^[3]

Dunford competed in various races at the 2004 Short Course World Championships in Indianapolis, and 2005 World Championships in Montreal, but the young swimmer failed to advance past the heats.^[4]

While at Marlborough College he met coach Peter O'Sullivan, himself a former Great Britain International Swimmer in the 400 m Individual medley. O'Sullivan had swum at the University of Georgia, and it was he who encouraged Jason to look to college in the US to develop his swimming career. In 2005, After finishing his A-Levels, Dunford moved to Stanford University in the United States where he earned a swimming scholarship. In 2009, he graduated with a BA in Human biology.^[5]

2006–2007 – Continental top[link]

At the 2006 Short Course World Championships in Shanghai he reached semifinals in two events: 100 metres freestyle and 100 metres butterfly.^[6] He missed the 2006 Commonwealth Games due to exams ^[7]

The 2006 African Swimming Championships in Dakar, Senegal, marked a breakthrough moment for him as he became the first Kenyan ever to win a continental swimming medal with gold in the 100m butterfly on the first day of competition. He went on to finish the competition with two gold medals (100m butterfly and 50m backstroke), three silvers (50m butterfly, 100m and 200m freestyle) and one bronze (50m freestyle).^[5] He also broke a number of national records. His younger brother David Dunford also performed well, winning two golds and one silver (100m backstroke, 200m backstroke and 50m backstroke).^[8]

His success in 2006 earned him second place in the Kenyan Sportsman of the Year award, behind Alex Kipchirchir, one of Kenya's many world-class runners. His brother David Dunford was selected as the Most Promising Sportsman at the same awards.^[9]

Dunford participated in several races at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. His best result was reaching a 100m butterfly final, where he finished eighth. On his way to final, he clocked 51.85,^[10] a new African record ^[11] to beat Commonwealth Games Champion, Ryan Pini of Papua New Guinea in a swim-off for the 8th spot in the final. He also became the first Kenyan swimmer to qualify for the Olympics, gaining qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China in the 100m butterfly as well as the 100m freestyle. On earlier occasions, some Kenyan swimmers have participated in the Olympics, but only on the IOC swimming wild card.^[11]

At the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers Jason Dunford won three gold medals (50m, 100m and 200m butterfly), two silver (50m freestyle, 100m backstroke) and three bronze (50m backstroke, 100m and 200 m freestyle).^[12] For his efforts at these games and the Melbourne World Championships, Dunford was awarded the Safaricom Kenyan Sportsman of the Year Award for 2007.^[13]

2008–2009 – Olympics and Universiade[link]

He participated the 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships in Manchester in April 2008 and reached the 100m butterfly final, finishing 8th.^[14]

At the 2008 Olympics in he competed in two events. In the 100 metre freestyle heats, he finished 24th overall, missing the semifinals. He did, however, set a new national record of 49.06.^[15] In his main event, the 100 metre butterfly, he qualified for the semifinals, posting a new Olympic record of 51.14, and simultaneously bettering his own African record. The previous Olympic record (51.25) was set by Michael Phelps at the 2004 Olympics.^[16] Dunford's Olympic record did not last long; just a few minutes later Milorad Čavić of Serbia recorded 50.76, followed by two other swimmers (including Phelps) who beat Dunford's time.^[17] He reached the final and finished fifth by swimming 51.47.^[18]

In December 2008 at the African Swimming Championships in Johannesburg he won three gold and two silver medals.^[19]

His first major competition in 2009 was the Summer Universiade in Belgrade, where he won the 100 metres butterfly race in a time of 51.29s.^[20] In the semifinals he had swum a new Universiade record 50.85s,^[21] also beating the African record again.^[22] At the 50 metres butterfly race he got silver behind Jernej Godec of Slovenia, but was fastest in the semifinals, his time 23.09s being new Universiade record,^[23] still in force after the final.^[24] Dunford was also the bronze medalist over 100 metres freestyle in a time of 48.73.^[21]

At the 2009 World Championships he finished sixth in the 50m butterfly^[25] and 100m butterfly^[26] races. In the 100 fly semifinals he set a new African and Commonwealth record (50.78s).^[27] Dunford graduated from the Stanford University in 2009 with BSc degree in Human biology, but studies for Masters degree in Earth Systems at the same university ^[28]

2010– – Commonwealth Games[link]

Dunford continued his continental medal hunting at 2010 African Swimming Championships winning two gold medals in butterfly and two freestyle silver medals.

He competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games taking the 50m butterfly gold medal. It was the first swimming medal for Kenya at the Commonwealth Games ^[7]

2011– – World Championships and All Africa Games[link]

Dunford placed 4th in the 100m butterfly and 7th in the 50m butterfly at the Shanghai World Championships.^[29]

Then at the All Africa Games in Maputo he won gold medals in the 50 and 100m butterfly, silvers in the 50m backstroke, 100m freestyle and 200m butterfly and a bronze in the 50m freestyle.^[30]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Stanford University profile
• Swimrankings.net profile
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David Dunford

Personal information
Full name	David Harvey Dunford
Nationality	Kenya
Born	(1988-09-29) September 29, 1988 (age 23) Nairobi, Kenya
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle, Backstroke
College team	Stanford University
Medal record Competitor for  Kenya Men’s swimming All-Africa Games Gold 2011 Maputo 100m freestyle Silver 2011 Maputo 50 m freestyle Bronze 2011 Maputo 4×100m freestyle relay Bronze 2011 Maputo 4×200m freestyle relay Bronze 2011 Maputo 4×100m medley relay

David Harvey Dunford (born September 29, 1988 in Nairobi) is a swimmer from Kenya who specializes in sprint freestyle. He is an African champion, Commonwealth Games finalist and the second Kenyan swimmer in history to qualify for the Olympics Games (the first one is his older brother Jason Dunford). He belongs to the White minority in Kenya.^[1]

Career[link]

His first major senior competition were the 2005 World Championships in Montreal, but the young swimmer failed to advance heats.^[2]

At the 2006 Short Course World Championships in Shanghai he reached the 200 metres backstroke final, finishing 8th.^[3] At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, he participated several races, the best result being reaching a final and finishing 7th at 50 metres freestyle. Later that year, at the 2006 African Swimming Championships he won 100 metres and 200 metres backstroke, becoming the first Kenyan African Champion alongside his brother Jason. David Dunford was selected as the Most Promising Sportsman in Kenya in 2006.^[4]

In 2007 he participated the World Championships and All-Africa Games.

He participated the 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships in Manchester in April 2008 and reached the 50m and 100mfreestyle semifinals, finishing 12th in both races.^[5][6]

David Dunford competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He participated the 50 metres freestyle race, finishing 20th overall in heats and missing the semifinals, reserved for 16 fastest swimmers.^[7] He did not participate the 2008 African Swimming Championships due to his studies.^[8]

At the 2009 Summer Universiade he reached the 50 metres freestyle final, finishing sixth.^[9] At the 2009 World Championships he reached semifinals in the 50m freestyle.^[10]

Family life[link]

David is son to Martin and Geraldine Dunford. Martin Dunford is the Chairman of the Tamarind Group, which owns the famous Carnivore Restaurant in Nairobi,^[11] Geraldine, granddaughter to the famous Abraham Block, founder of Block Hotels is the marketing executive. Martin is also the vice chairman of the Kenya Swimming Federation and the patron of the Nairobi Amateur Swimming Association (NASA).^[12] He has two brothers, Robert and Jason. Robert, is a graduate of the London School of Economics where he was captain of the Rugby Club. Jason is also a swimmer and represents Kenya.

After early childhood in Kenya, he went to Marlborough College, a high school United Kingdom after which he joined the Stanford University in California, where he is studying Management science and engineering ^[13]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Swimrankings.net profile
• Stanford University profile

Richard Sidney Anthony (1875–1962) was an Irish politician. A Linotype operator by profession, Anthony stood unsuccessfully for election at the 1923 general election. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as an Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork Borough constituency at the June 1927 general election.^[1] He was re-elected as a Labour Party TD at the September 1927 general election. He left the Labour Party and was elected as an independent TD at the 1932 general election. He was re-elected as an independent TD at the 1933 and 1937 general elections.^[2]

He lost his seat at the 1938 general election but was re-elected at the 1943 and 1944 general elections. He again lost his Dáil seat at the 1948 general election but was elected to the 6th Seanad on the Labour Panel at the subsequent Seanad election in 1948. He stood at the 1951 general election but was not elected. He did not contest the 1951 Seanad election but was elected to the 8th Seanad in 1954, again on the Labour Panel. He did not contest the 1957 Seanad election and retired from politics. He served as Lord Mayor of Cork from 1942–43.

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Matt Dunford is a rugby league player.

Matt Dunford has previously played for London Broncos in the Super League.

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