Leighton Hill

Leighton Hill (Chinese: 禮頓山) is a hill between Causeway Bay and Happy Valley, and the south of Leighton Road, Hong Kong.

History

The exact origins of the name is unclear but there is reference to a merchant named Leighton whom owned town lot at nearby Caroline Hill in the 1840s. ^[1] A H. Leighton acquired a marine lot in 1841.^[2] In the 1842 map the hill is also noted with names J. P. Larkins (Captain John Paul Larkins of the East India Company).^[3]

There were several air-raid shelters at the downhill of Leighton Hill to protect Victoria City from Japanese occupation during the Battle of Hong Kong in World War II.^[4]^[5]

Features

In 2002, a private housing estate with the same name The Leighton Hill was built.^[6]

Transport

Buses

601
680 / 680A / 680B /6 80P
690
1 / 1M / 1P
8X
10
19P
76
112
117

Minibus

Tram

Kennedy Town to Happy Valley
Shau Kei Wan to Happy Valley

References

^ https://hkjo.lib.hku.hk/archive/files/c3fe44a0864222804f1bc6bbb29bc2ca.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "1842 Map of Initial Land Sales in the Colony | Gwulo".
^ "1842 Map of Initial Land Sales in the Colony | Gwulo".
^ "Tunnels under Mount Parish". Archived from the original on October 27, 2007.
^ "Life in Hong Kong's ARP tunnels". Archived from the original on January 8, 2009.
^ "Mike Wong's speech at media tour of The Leighton Hill".^{[permanent dead link]}