[6] Early (c. 10th century) dedications of churches to St George are noted in England, for example at Fordington, Dorset, at Thetford, Southwark, and Doncaster.

In 1348, Edward III gave St George a special position as a patron saint of the Order of the Garter in thanks for his supposed intervention at the Battle of Crécy.

St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle was built by Edward IV and Henry VII in honour of the order.

The rural tradition of Pace Egg plays, which feature Saint George as the character of the "hero", is recorded in the early 17th century.

A traditional custom on St George's day is to wear a red rose in one's lapel, though this is no longer widely practised.

Most Scout districts host events on the Sunday closest to St George's Day, often a parade and religious service for their members.

From this effort, supporters privately organised a St George's Feast in London, the first of which was held in Covent Garden on 23 April 2003.

In early 2009, Mayor of London Boris Johnson led a campaign to encourage the public celebration of St George's Day.

[23] In 2011, a campaign to make St. George's Day a public holiday in England began on the UK government's e-petition website.

[24] In 2014, Andrew Rosindell, Conservative MP for Romford, argued in favour of giving St George's Day the status of an official public holiday.

[25] The Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn also promised to make St George's Day one of four new Bank Holidays in his party's 2017 election manifesto.