There are currently 47 Provincial Grand Lodges governed by UGLE, whose boundaries largely correspond to those of the historic counties of England. Each Provincial Grand Lodge is headed by a Provincial Grand Master.
The Grand Lodge uses a broadly similar administrative system for groups of lodges overseas, although these units are termed "District Grand Lodges". The Constitutions of the Grand Lodge also permit the formation of a similar administrative system for any large urban metropolitan area, to be known as a "Metropolitan Grand Lodge". At present only one such unit has been established, namely the Metropolitan Grand Lodge of London.
Provincial Grand Lodges
(WITHIN ENGLAND, WALES, THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND ISLE OF MAN)
Bedfordshire - Inaugurated: 1885
Berkshire - Inaugurated: 1773 - then called Berkshire & Buckinghamshire PGL[2] but were divided in 1890
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