what is its use?
Peatland can also be an important source of drinking water providing nearly 4% of all potable water stored in reservoirs.
Peat
Peatland can also be an important source of drinking water providing nearly 4% of all potable water stored in reservoirs. 
where is northern england located? It is the northern part of England,  bordered by the Midlands to the south. It extends from the Anglo-Scottish border in the north to near the River Trent in the south. can you name a few of the old counties? UNANSWERABLE are there any waterbodies nearby? Yes, Sankey Brook, a modern canal, the Grand Trunk Cana which links the rivers Mersey and Trent what languages are spoken here? English, Polish, Urdu what resources are found here? Peat,  Millstone grit,  sandstones, iron ore, rock salt how do the people here identify themselves? Northern England are straight-talking, grit and warmheartedness, as compared to the supposedly effete Southerners. what do these people do for fun in their sapre time? UNANSWERABLE how is the first resource that you mentioned formed? It is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs.
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Peat [SEP] General characteristics and uses
Because they are easily compressed under minimal weight, peat deposits pose major difficulties to builders of structures, roads, and railways. When the West Highland railway line was built across Rannoch Moor in western Scotland, its builders had to float the tracks on a multi-thousand-ton mattress of tree roots, brushwood, earth and ash. Peatland can also be an important source of drinking water providing nearly 4% of all potable water stored in reservoirs. In the UK, more than 28 million people use drinking water from water sources which rely on peatlands.