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
- 5
- 26
- 30
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]
22°16′34.29″N 114°11′1.78″E / 22.2761917°N 114.1838278°E
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