Shiloh Lane in the suburb of Sockburn, Christchurch

Shiloh Lane in Sockburn – Named after Shiloh, an ancient Israelite religious and political capital from about 1400 BC to 1100 BC. The name means: peaceful or tranquil in Hebrew. The subdivision is across the road from the Riccarton Racecourse but the developer did not want to name the street after a horse. Named in 2004.A small amount of information from the library website. The library provided a link to the council minutes regarding the naming of the lane. The lane was developed at 174 to 178 Racecourse Rd and most houses were built in the 2005 to 2006 period with one built in 1990 and another in 2014. I was expecting it to have been named after a racehorse. There were a couple of huge houses here and I approached the lane from a green area behind the houses.