Colton is a district of east
Leeds
Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...
,
West Yorkshire, England, situated between
Cross Gates to the north,
Halton and
Halton Moor to the west,
Whitkirk to the north-west and
Austhorpe to the north-east.
Temple Newsam lies directly south of the estate.
The area falls within the
Temple Newsam ward of
Leeds City Council and
Leeds East parliamentary constituency.
The small ''Whitkirk Lane End'' estate (which is situated between Colton Road and Colton Roundabout) is often considered more part of the Colton district than Whitkirk, because of its separation from Whitkirk via Selby Road, and its proximity to Colton Road.
Etymology
The name of Colton is first attested the
Domesday Book
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of 1086 as ''Coletun''. The name comes from
Old English
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. The first element is the
personal name
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''Cola'' (which originated as a nickname deriving from Old English ''col'' 'coal', referring to black hair or dark complexion), and the second is the word ''tūn'' ('estate, farm'). Thus the name once meant 'Cola's estate'.
Geography

The village consists mainly of
cul-de-sacs, with inter-linking ginnels, back alleys and housing ranges from detached houses, semi-detached houses, terraced houses, and flats. The area is 4 miles to the east of
Leeds city centre, and is close to the
A63 dual carriageway and
M1 motorway. Colton is also the area of Leeds where the
Leeds Outer Ring Road terminates. The area is served by buses, with the number 19A going to and from the city centre every 40 minutes and the 19 served hourly on an evening.
At the centre of the estate, there is a cricket club, with a bar, a cricket pitch, two tennis courts, crown green bowling club and a football pitch. Much of the open space in Colton has been built upon, making it a much more urban area. Colton
Methodist Church is situated in the "old" part of the village.
[Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit]
Colton Methodist Church
accessed 29 January 2021
Old Colton Road
Colton Road is a derelict road running through the west of the area into Whitkirk. It joins onto Selby Road, although it has been closed from the edge of Colton and Whitkirk to Meynell Road, where it terminates in the centre of the estate. It is locally referred to as 'The Old Road', 'The Red Road' or 'The Wide Path'.
Football teams
Colton has some very promising young football teams that are being developed. The funding for these football teams comes from Colton Club. The football teams go all the way up to the Under 18s. After that it becomes Colton Open Age. There is also a girls football team that is for all ages.
Location grid
See also
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Listed buildings in Leeds (Temple Newsam Ward)
References
External links
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Colton website
{{City of Leeds
Places in Leeds