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.
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