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Leighton may refer to: Places In Australia: * Leighton, Western Australia, a beachside locality In the United Kingdom: * Leighton, Cambridgeshire * Leighton, Cheshire * Leighton, North Yorkshire ** Leighton Reservoir * Leighton, Shropshire *Leighton, a village on the Wirral *Leighton Buzzard, a town in Bedfordshire, England * Leighton Hall, Lancashire *Leighton Hall, Powys, including Leighton Model Farm * Leighton House, Wiltshire, a country house *Leighton House Museum, a museum in London * Leighton Library, an historic library in Dunblane, Scotland * RSPB Leighton Moss, English nature reserve In the United States: *Leighton, Alabama * Leighton, Iowa * Leighton Township, Michigan In Asia: * Leighton Hill, Hong Kong People * Leighton (given name) * Leighton (surname) Other uses * CIMIC Group, Australian project development and contracting company until 2015 known as Leighton Holdings * Leighton Asia, a construction contractor headquartered in Hong Kong * Leighton Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leighton, Alabama
Leighton is a town in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as " The Shoals". At the 2020 census, the population was 665. Leighton has been hit by several tornadoes in the 2000s, including a damaging EF2 on May 8, 2008, that was caught on tape flipping over many cars and damaging buildings. History The first settlers in what is now Leighton arrived in the early 1810s. The community was initially known as "Crossroads" for its location at the intersection of two early stage coach roads. The name was later changed to "Leighton" for town's first postmaster, the Reverend William Leigh. The town developed as a cotton shipping center in the 1830s after the Tuscumbia, Courtland and Decatur Railroad constructed a railroad line through the area. Leighton incorporated in 1890.James P. Kaetz,Leighton" ''Encyclopedia of Alabama'', March 7, 2013. Leighton originally straddled the county line of Franklin an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leighton Park School
Leighton Park School is a co-educational Private schools in the United Kingdom, private school for both day and boarding pupils in Reading, Berkshire, Reading in South East England. The school's ethos is closely tied to the Quaker values, having been founded as a Quaker School in 1890. The school's ethos is described as achievement with values, character and community. It is one of seven List of Friends Schools#Great Britain, Quaker schools in England. Overview The school is based in a parkland estate just south of Reading, Berkshire, Reading town centre, next to the University of Reading's Whiteknights Park campus. The school has been a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference since 1932. It offers both the International Baccalaureate and GCE Advanced Level, A Levels at Sixth Form. The school won Senior School of the Year in the Independent Schools Association (ISA) Awards 2023, the largest independent schools’ body in the UK. This success came on the bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leighton Middle School
Leighton Buzzard ( ) is a market town in Bedfordshire, England, in the southwest of the county and close to the Buckinghamshire border. It lies between Aylesbury, Tring, Luton/Dunstable and Milton Keynes, near the Chiltern Hills. It is northwest of Central London and linked to the capital by the Grand Union Canal and the West Coast Main Line. The built-up area extends on either side of the River Ouzel (here about 2 metres wide) to include its historically separate neighbour Linslade, and is administered by Leighton-Linslade Town Council. History Foundation and development It is unclear when the town was initially founded, although some historians believe that there may have been settlement in the area from as early as 571. There are a number of theories concerning the derivation of the town's name: ‘Leighton’ came from Old English ''Lēah-tūn'', meaning 'farm in a clearing in the woods', and one version of the addition of ‘Buzzard’ was that it was added by the Dean o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leighton Marshalling Yard
Leighton Marshalling Yard was a railway yard in North Fremantle, Western Australia adjacent to the Eastern Railway. History As part of plans to expand Fremantle Harbour, in 1954 the Government of Western Australia announced plans to build a new marshalling yard to replace a yard at Fremantle North Wharf. It opened in 1961 with a freight classification yard and terminal, two classification yards and 60 lever signal box. In 1966, the yard was converted to dual gauge as part of the conversion of the line from Kalgoorlie. In 1967 lighting towers were installed. In 1986, the American Broadcasting Company installed receiving and transmitting equipment to the top of the lighting towers for its 1987 America's Cup coverage. With altered traffic arrangements having resulted in dwindling traffic, work began in September 1988 to reduce the size of the yard. After the transfer of CBH Group's grain handling facility to Forrestfield in 1998, the yard was closed and the 17 hectare site wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leighton Asia
Leighton Asia Limited is an Asia-Pacific construction contractor, a part of the CIMIC Group, an Australian project development and contracting group. Leighton Asia is currently headquartered in Hong Kong, and has been operating in the continent for more than 45 years. Based in Hong Kong, the company also operates in Macau, Singapore, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia. The company's business include building and civil infrastructure construction, Mechanical and electrical works, as well as oil and gas engineering. History Leighton Asia is founded in 1975 as an Asia branch of Australian-based Leighton Contractors headquartered in Hong Kong. Hong Kong railway project Leighton Asia was awarded the contract for constructing the Hung Hom station extension of the Sha Tin to Central Link, a high profile railway network extension project in Hong Kong in 2013. In 2018, Leighton Asia was accused of failure to comply with local safety standards and attempting to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CIMIC Group
CIMIC Group Limited (formerly Leighton Holdings) is an engineering-led construction, mining, services and public private partnerships leader working across the lifecycle of assets, infrastructure and resources projects. History Founded in 1949 by Stanley Leighton, Leighton Holdings was first listed on the Melbourne Stock Exchange in 1962. The company formed Leighton Asia, based in Hong Kong, in 1975. In July 1983 Leighton Holdings, purchased Thiess Contractors, with its major shareholder, Hochtief, becoming a shareholder in Leighton Holdings. In April 1997, the Welded Mesh structural materials division was sold to Smorgon Steel. In 2000, Leighton Holdings bought a 70% stake in John Holland; this was increased to 99% in 2004 and 100% in December 2007. Hochtief became a majority shareholder of Leighton Holdings in February 2001. In October 2013, Fairfax Media alleged that Leighton Holdings had made corrupt payments to Hussain al-Shahristani, Deputy Prime Minister of I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leighton (surname)
Leighton is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Leighton (1587–1644), Scottish physician and pamphleteer * Alexander H. Leighton (1908–2007), sociologist and psychiatrist * Amanda Leighton (born 1993), American actress * Baron Leighton of St Mellons, UK peerage title * Bernardo Leighton, Chilean Christian Democrat * Clare Leighton (1898–1989), English-American wood engraver and artist * David Keller Leighton, Sr. (1922–2013), American Episcopalian bishop * Dorothea Leighton (1908–1989), American social psychiatrist and a founder of the field of medical anthropology * Edmund Blair Leighton (1853–1922), English painter * Edward Leighton (other), several people * F. Thomson Leighton, computer scientist and co-founder of Akamai Technologies * Florence Winsome Leighton (born 1948), the birth name of British television presenter Wincey Willis * Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton (1830–1896), English painter and scul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leighton (given Name)
Leighton is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Leighton Baines (born 1984), English footballer * Leighton Clarkson (born 2001), English footballer * Leighton Dye (1901–1977), American hurdler * Leighton A. Hope (1921–1998), New York politician * Leighton James (born 1953), Welsh footballer *Leighton Meester (born 1986), American actress, singer and model * Leighton Phillips (born 1949), Welsh footballer *Leighton Rees (1940–2003), Welsh dart player * Leighton Schubert (born c. 1982), Texas politician * Leighton Vander Esch (born 1997), American football player *Leighton Walsh (born 1982), DJ better known by the stage name Walshy Fire *Leighton Sekemoto, famous sim from The Sims 3-franchise See also * Leighton Buzzard * Leighton Quarry * Lleyton Lleyton is a male given name. Notable people with the name include: * Lleyton Brooks (born 2001), Australian soccer footballer * Lleyton Hewitt (born 1981), Australian tennis player * Lleyton Roed (born 2002) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leighton Hill
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 World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo .... Features In 2002, a private housing estate with the same name The Leighton Hill was built. Transport Buses * 601 * 680 / 680A / 680 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leighton Township, Michigan
Leighton Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,001 at the 2020 census, up from 4,934 at the 2010 census. Communities Corning is a tiny unincorporated community at near the center of the township and with the township hall nearby. There was a post office operating there from 1882 to 1902. Green Lake was a summer resort at on the eponymous lake, which drains into Green Lake Creek, a tributary of the Rabbit River. A post office operated there from 1899 to 1901. There are now permanent residences around the lake. Moline is an unincorporated community at just east of U.S. Highway 131 exit 68. The ZIP code is 49335. The community lies mostly within neighboring Dorr Township but lies on the boundary, and some development extends into Leighton Township. The city of Wayland is at the southwest corner of the township and has incorporated a small area of land from the township. The Leighton Township Fire Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leighton, Iowa
Leighton is a city in Mahaska County, Iowa, United States. The population was 158 in the 2020 census, an increase from 153 in the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 158 people, 66 households, and 47 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,705.8 inhabitants per square mile (658.6/km2). There were 67 housing units at an average density of 723.4 per square mile (279.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.5% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 3.2% of the population. Of the 66 households, 24.2% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 6.1% were cohabitating couples, 18.2% had a female ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
