Legard baronets

Legard baronetcy of Ganton

Blazon

Escutcheon: Argent on a bend between six mullets pierced Gules a cross patee Or; Crest: A greyhound passant Or collared Sable studded Argent.

Creation date29 December 1660
Created byCharles II
PeerageBaronetage of England
First holderJohn Legard
Present holderCharles Legard
Heir apparentNone
Remainder tothe 1st baronet's heirs male
StatusExtant
Seat(s)Scampston Hall, in Malton, North Yorkshire.
MottoPER CRUCEM AD STELLAS [1]
Scampston Hall

The Legard Baronetcy, of Ganton in the County of York, is a title in the Baronetage of England. Since 1959, the family seat has been Scampston Hall, in Malton, North Yorkshire.

The baronetcy was created on 29 December 1660 for John Legard, a Royalist member of the Yorkshire gentry who fought in the Civil War and sat as the Member of Parliament for Scarborough after the Restoration.

  1. ^ Burke's Peerage. 1949.