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. [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]
In 2002, a private housing estate with the same name The Leighton Hill was built.[6]
22°16′34.29″N 114°11′1.78″E / 22.2761917°N 114.1838278°E