What is "frestonia"

Frestonia was the name adopted by the residents of Freston Road when they attempted to secede from the United Kingdom in 1977. The residents were squatters, many of whom eventually set up a housing co-op in negotiation with Notting Hill Housing Trust, and included artists, musicians, writers, actors and activists. Actor David Rappaport was the Foreign Minister, while playwright Heathcote Williams served as Ambassador to Great Britain.

Frestonia is the sixth album by British group Aztec Camera, released in November 1995 on the Reprise Records label. It is the last album to be released under the name of Aztec Camera: Roddy Frame's subsequent releases would be under his own name. The title of the album refers to the community of Frestonia in the Notting Hill district of London.

Frestonia was something of a low-key release, both musically and commercially, and is the only Aztec Camera album which failed to chart in the United Kingdom. Only one track, "Sun", was released as a single, and this too failed to chart.