Coulton is a village and civil parish in the county 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 was part of the Ryedale district between 1974 and 2023. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council.
The nearest settlements are Hovingham to the north-east; Scackleton to the south-east; Cawton to the north and Brandsby to the south-west.
The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 131. This decreased to 69 in the 1961 UK Census.