### Clue: Charge defended by English conservationists on river transport (9)
### Answer: ENRAPTURE 
 ### Explanation: Definition: transport
 RAP(a criminal charge, as in "a murder rap") **contained in**(defended by) [ E(abbrev. for "English") + NT(abbrev. for the National Trust, conservation organisation that preserves and protects historic places and spaces) ] **placed above**(on, in a down clue) URE(river in Yorkshire, England).
Defn: To overwhelm with strong emotion, especially joy.