United Grand Lodge of England
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The United Grand Lodge of England is the primary governing body of Freemasonry in England and the oldest Masonic grand lodge in the world, whose practices and structure have profoundly shaped modern Anglo-American Freemasonry.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3519199 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Grand Lodge of England Context triple: [Anglo-American Freemasonry, historicalInfluenceFrom, United Grand Lodge of England]
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Grand Lodge
A Grand Lodge is the central governing body that oversees and regulates the activities, rituals, and membership of subordinate Masonic lodges within a specific jurisdiction.
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B.
Grand Orient of Portugal
The Grand Orient of Portugal is a major Portuguese Masonic obedience aligned with Continental Freemasonry’s liberal and secular traditions.
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C.
Grande Loge de France
The Grande Loge de France is a major French Masonic obedience known for its humanist and spiritual orientation within the tradition of Continental Freemasonry.
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D.
Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England
The Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England is the ceremonial head and highest-ranking officer of England’s premier Masonic governing body.
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E.
Grand Orient of Belgium
The Grand Orient of Belgium is a major Belgian Masonic obedience associated with liberal, secular Continental Freemasonry and known for its progressive stance on social and political issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Grand Lodge of England Target entity description: The United Grand Lodge of England is the primary governing body of Freemasonry in England and the oldest Masonic grand lodge in the world, whose practices and structure have profoundly shaped modern Anglo-American Freemasonry.
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A.
Grand Lodge
A Grand Lodge is the central governing body that oversees and regulates the activities, rituals, and membership of subordinate Masonic lodges within a specific jurisdiction.
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B.
Grand Orient of Portugal
The Grand Orient of Portugal is a major Portuguese Masonic obedience aligned with Continental Freemasonry’s liberal and secular traditions.
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C.
Grande Loge de France
The Grande Loge de France is a major French Masonic obedience known for its humanist and spiritual orientation within the tradition of Continental Freemasonry.
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D.
Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England
The Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England is the ceremonial head and highest-ranking officer of England’s premier Masonic governing body.
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E.
Grand Orient of Belgium
The Grand Orient of Belgium is a major Belgian Masonic obedience associated with liberal, secular Continental Freemasonry and known for its progressive stance on social and political issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Masonic grand lodge
ⓘ
governing body ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | UGLE ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
ⓘ
surface form:
Channel Islands
England ⓘ Isle of Man (crown dependency) ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Man
Wales ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
charitable activities
ⓘ
governance of Freemasonry ⓘ |
| follows |
Anglo-American Masonic tradition
ⓘ
Emulation Rite ⓘ
surface form:
Emulation ritual (predominant working)
|
| foundedBy | four London lodges ⓘ |
| governs |
Craft Freemasonry in England
ⓘ
Craft Freemasonry in Wales ⓘ Craft Freemasonry in certain overseas territories ⓘ |
| hasAffiliation | Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
Freemasons’ Hall, London
ⓘ
surface form:
Freemasons’ Hall, Great Queen Street
|
| hasMembership | hundreds of thousands of Freemasons ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Audi, Vide, Tace ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
Board of General Purposes
ⓘ
Grand Master ⓘ Grand Secretary ⓘ Pro Grand Master ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Grand Lodge
ⓘ
surface form:
District Grand Lodges
Metropolitan Grand Lodge of London ⓘ Grand Lodge ⓘ
surface form:
Provincial Grand Lodges
overseas lodges ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.ugle.org.uk ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Freemasons’ Hall, London
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| heritageDesignation |
Freemasons’ Hall, London
ⓘ
surface form:
Freemasons’ Hall is a Grade II* listed building
|
| inception | 1717 ⓘ |
| influenced | modern Anglo-American Freemasonry ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | Book of Constitutions ⓘ |
| locatedIn | England ⓘ |
| maintains | register of regular Masonic lodges under its jurisdiction ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
British Overseas Territories
ⓘ
Commonwealth countries ⓘ |
| publishes | Freemasonry Today magazine ⓘ |
| recognisedAs | oldest Masonic grand lodge in the world ⓘ |
| recognisedBy | many regular Masonic grand lodges worldwide ⓘ |
| recognises | Grand Lodges that meet its standards of regularity ⓘ |
| religion |
Freemasons
ⓘ
surface form:
Freemasonry
|
| significantEvent |
Act of Union 1813 with Antients Grand Lodge
ⓘ
formation by union of London lodges in 1717 ⓘ |
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Subject: United Grand Lodge of England Description of subject: The United Grand Lodge of England is the primary governing body of Freemasonry in England and the oldest Masonic grand lodge in the world, whose practices and structure have profoundly shaped modern Anglo-American Freemasonry.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Premier Grand Lodge of England
this entity surface form:
Ancients Grand Lodge of England
Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England
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appliesToOrganization
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United Grand Lodge of England
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Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England
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United Grand Lodge of England
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this entity surface form:
Premier Grand Lodge of England
this entity surface form:
Grand Lodge of London and Westminster
this entity surface form:
Premier Grand Lodge of England
subject surface form:
Continental Freemasonry
this entity surface form:
United Grand Lodge of England (not recognized)
this entity surface form:
Premier Grand Lodge of England
this entity surface form:
Ancients Grand Lodge of England
this entity surface form:
Grand Lodge of England