Halton is a district of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated between Cross Gates to the north, Halton Moor to the west, Colton to the east and Whitkirk to the South.

The deans element here comes from the Old English word denu ('valley'); the -s appears to have been added after the medieval period.

[2] Halton was originally developed as a village on the main road linking Leeds and Selby.

Development immediately before and after the Second World War, saw Halton grow substantially into a suburb of Leeds.

The area is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the east of Leeds city centre and is close to the A63 dual carriageway.