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.

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.

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