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 (Captain John Paul Larkins of the East India Company]])
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.