Ah not quite, the patron saint of the Parish of St. Michael and St. George, you see.
But the phallus, yes.
I used to hate maypole dancing. Even as a child I was exceptionally small and struggled not to strangle other kids with the ribbon 😂
As a kid we used to do things like fetes and maypole dancing for St. George's day, but I think less because of England, more because it was the Patronal festival.
Not sure exactly what the festivities are like in West Grinstead nowadays, but my parents still live in PG and are on coffee duty...