Allsides is so-named because it's boundary extends from Trelawny into Manchester: it was on "allsides" of the boundaries. The 4,200 acre Estate was owned by the Campbell family in the early 20th century and was an obvious possibility for obtaining land for the growing population of the area. Rev. Houston Lynch, rector of St Andrew's Church in Albert Town from 1916-34, was active in this matter and even went to England for discussions; on his return to Jamaica, he founded the Upper Trelawny Peoples Co-operative Bank in order to accumulate funds for purchasing the property. However, it was not yet time, because the parents died and the son did not wish to sell. It was not untill 1957 that the government acquired the property and sub-divided it under the Land Settlement Act.

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