| Country: | England |
| Static Image Name: | Crossroads near Coulton, North Yorkshire.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Crossroads near Coulton |
| Coordinates: | 54.167°N -1.0279°W |
| Official Name: | Coulton |
| Population: | 235 |
| Population Ref: | (Including Grimston. 2011) |
| Unitary England: | North Yorkshire |
| Lieutenancy England: | North Yorkshire |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituency Westminster: | Thirsk and Malton |
| Post Town: | YORK |
| Postcode District: | YO62 |
| Postcode Area: | YO |
| Os Grid Reference: | SE634567 |
Coulton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, it is about south of Helmsley.
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Coletun. The lands around the village are mentioned in four entries, in which landowners at the time of the Norman invasion include Orm, Son of Gamal, Othulf, Uthred and King Edward. After the invasion, the lands were granted to Count Robert of Mortain, Hugh, son of Baldric and King William.
Coulton Mill was first recorded in the 12th century and is a grade II* listed building.
The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It also lies within the Hovingham & Sheriff Hutton electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the Ampleforth ward of Ryedale District Council.[1]
The nearest settlements are Hovingham to the north-east; Scackleton to the south-east; Cawton to the north and Brandsby to the south-west.[1]
The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 131.[2] This decreased to 69 in the 1961 UK Census.[3]