part in the county championship; Jim McConnon, who played for Glamorgan, and Colin Milburn, the "Burnopfield Basher", who played for Northamptonshire. When Milburn died in 1990, his funeral was the largest ever seen in Burnopfield, and was attended by many notable cricketing figures including future Durham player Ian Botham. Lintz Lintz is a small village immediately to the south-west of Burnopfield. The famous court case, Miller v Jackson, arose from cricket played by Lintz Cricket Club in the village. Notable residents Eddie Chapman (1914–1997), criminal and double agent for Nazi Germany and the UK. Jim McConnon (1922–2003), cricketer, played two Tests for England Colin Milburn (1941–1990), cricketer, played nine Tests for England John Snow (1813–1858), physician and proponent of anaesthesia and medical hygiene Dare Wilson (1919–2014), SAS officer who introduced attack helicopters to the British military Chrissy Rouse (1995-2022) Motorbike Driver Transport The village is served by the Go North East bus service. The current services include the 6 (Lanchester to Newcastle), the X71 (Consett to Newcastle) and after 6pm, the X72 (Stanley to Newcastle) Previous bus services included the m6, m7, m8, 40, 714, 43, X12, the X70 and the 770. The R5 runs hourly during the day Mon. to Sat. from St James Church to Rowlands Gill and Highfield. References External links Keys to the Past Village website Villages in County Durham