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Leighton Hill

Hill and neighborhood in Hong Kong

Leighton Hill
Summary

Hill and neighborhood in Hong Kong

a hill in Happy Valley, Hong Kong

Bridge leading to [[The Leighton Hill]] housing estate, built on Leighton Hill.

Leighton Hill () 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. A H. Leighton acquired a marine lot in 1841. In the 1842 map the hill is also noted with names J. P. Larkins (Captain John Paul Larkins of the East India Company).

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.

Features

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

Transport

Buses

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

Minibus

  • 5
  • 26
  • 30

Tram

  • Kennedy Town to Happy Valley
  • Shau Kei Wan to Happy Valley

References

References

  1. (1968). "Notes and Queries: Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s First Site in Hong Kong". Journal of the [[Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch]].
  2. "1842 Map of Initial Land Sales in the Colony | Gwulo".
  3. "1842 Map of Initial Land Sales in the Colony | Gwulo".
  4. "Tunnels under Mount Parish".
  5. "Life in Hong Kong's ARP tunnels".
  6. (May 2023). "Mike Wong's speech at media tour of The Leighton Hill}}{{Dead link".
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