Westminster Abbey politicians, doctors and scientists such as Isaac Newton, buried on 4 April 1727, Charles Darwin, buried on 26 April 1882, and Stephen Hawking, buried on 15 June 2018. Another was William Wilberforce who led the movement to abolish slavery in the United Kingdom and the Plantations, buried on 3 August 1833. Wilberforce was buried in the north transept, close to his friend, the former Prime Minister, William Pitt. During the early 20th century it became increasingly common to bury cremated remains rather than coffins in the abbey. In 1905 the actor Sir Henry Irving was cremated and his ashes buried
Burials and memorials in Westminster Abbey forbidden to walk. The following English, Scottish and British monarchs and their consorts are buried in the Abbey: The following are buried in the nave: The following are buried in the North Transept: The following are buried in the South Transept which is known as "Poets' Corner": The following are buried in the cloisters: The following are buried in the North Choir Aisle: The following are buried in the South Choir Aisle: The following are buried in the ambulatory chapels: List of burials: The following are buried in Henry VII's Chapel: The following are commemorated in the Abbey and/or had