Leighton Hill (Chinese: 禮頓山) is a hill between Causeway Bay and Happy Valley, and the south of Leighton Road, Hong Kong.
History
editThe 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
editIn 2002, a private housing estate with the same name The Leighton Hill was built.[6]
Transport
editBuses
edit- 601
- 680 / 680A / 680B /6 80P
- 690
- 1 / 1M / 1P
- 8X
- 10
- 19P
- 76
- 112
- 117
Minibus
edit- 5
- 26
- 30
Tram
edit- Kennedy Town to Happy Valley
- Shau Kei Wan to Happy Valley
References
edit- ^ "Notes and Queries: Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s First Site in Hong Kong" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 8: 152. 1968. ISSN 1991-7295. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2024-11-06 – via Hong Kong Journals Online - Hong Kong University.
They also purchased from a merchant named Leighton a town lot on which he had built a godown and a suburban lot which he had prepared for building.
- ^ "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]
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