2.6km 135m
| Pos | No. | Name | Club/Country | Age Class | Time | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1429 | Kari Christiansen | Sandefjord OK (NOR) | W55 | 31:48 | |
| 2nd | 1657 | Carey Martin | AIRE (GBR) | W55 | 37:11 | +5:23 |
| 3rd | 1938 | Hazel Dean | FVO (GBR) | W55 | 37:23 | +5:35 |
| 4th | 170 | Jaana Eronen | Pihkaniskat (FIN) | W55 | 37:44 | +5:56 |
| 5th | 903 | Anne Løver | Stord Orientering (NOR) | W55 | 39:06 | +7:18 |
| 6th | 460 | Annette Bonde | Ballerup OK (DEN) | W55 | 39:50 | +8:02 |
| 7th | 3174 | Judith Wood | PFO (GBR) | W55 | 45:05 | +13:17 |
| 8th | 1088 | Joyce Marshall | AIRE (GBR) | W55 | 45:39 | +13:51 |
| 9th | 988 | Mary Ockenden | SROC (GBR) | W55 | 46:01 | +14:13 |
| 10th | 48 | Karen Quickfall | SROC (GBR) | W55 | 46:13 | +14:25 |
| Championship time 46:29 | ||||||
| 11th | 2143 | Rebekah Beadle | LOC (GBR) | W55 | 46:30 | +14:42 |
| 12th | 1081 | Vicky Thornton | MDOC (GBR) | W55 | 48:02 | +16:14 |
| 13th | 1128 | Joanne Taylor | SROC (GBR) | W55 | 49:19 | +17:31 |
| Gold time 49:51 | ||||||
| 14th | 697 | Louise Dunn | LOC (GBR) | W55 | 51:37 | +19:49 |
| 15th | 865 | Elizabeth Bales | POTOC (GBR) | W55 | 53:11 | +21:23 |
| 16th | 907 | Anne Burbidge | WCOC (GBR) | W55 | 54:50 | +23:02 |
| 17th | 301 | Jill Blount | SO (GBR) | W55 | 55:35 | +23:47 |
| 18th | 1238 | Angie Hulley | AIRE (GBR) | W55 | 55:57 | +24:09 |
| 19th | 695 | Lindsey Bayles | LOC (GBR) | W55 | 56:20 | +24:32 |
| 20th | 721 | Janet Adams | SYO (GBR) | W55 | 56:30 | +24:42 |
| 21st | 1605 | Debby Warren | NN (GBR) | W55 | 56:50 | +25:02 |
| 22nd | 2085 | Heather Wood | GEN (IRL) | W55 | 57:44 | +25:56 |
| 23rd | 1849 | Kath Denton | GO (GBR) | W55 | 58:25 | +26:37 |
| 24th | 651 | Chris McLeod | ESOC (GBR) | W55 | 58:29 | +26:41 |
| 25th | 662 | Adele Newall | KERNO (GBR) | W55 | 58:33 | +26:45 |
| Silver time 59:50 | ||||||
| 26th | 556 | Christine Goulding | BL (GBR) | W55 | 60:52 | +29:04 |
| 27th | 933 | Sian Calow | DEE (GBR) | W55 | 61:50 | +30:02 |
| 28th | 642 | Mary Adams | WCH (GBR) | W55 | 62:55 | +31:07 |
| 29th | 997 | Caroline Mackenzie | CLOK (GBR) | W55 | 63:10 | +31:22 |
| 30th | 1771 | Ann Cummings | WCOC (GBR) | W55 | 64:47 | +32:59 |
| 31st | 2304 | Gwen Tanner | BOK (GBR) | W55 | 67:53 | +36:05 |
| 32nd | 297 | Annick Rouserez | ASUB Orientation (BEL) | W55 | 68:24 | +36:36 |
| 33rd= | 1263 | Dawn Williamson | DEVON (GBR) | W55 | 68:27 | +36:39 |
| 33rd= | 1076 | Jacky Dakin | SYO (GBR) | W55 | 68:27 | +36:39 |
| 35th | 9 | Penny Marsh | SO (GBR) | W55 | 69:31 | +37:43 |
| 36th | 1489 | Hazel Hindle | MDOC (GBR) | W55 | 73:10 | +41:22 |
| 37th | 977 | Janet Evans | NOC (GBR) | W55 | 73:33 | +41:45 |
| 38th | 1681 | Fiona Clough | BKO (GBR) | W55 | 74:57 | +43:09 |
| 39th | 1598 | Jane Lambert | SO (GBR) | W55 | 78:33 | +46:45 |
| Bronze time 79:46 | ||||||
| 40th | 2110 | Christine Mahony | ESOC (GBR) | W55 | 81:57 | +50:09 |
| 41st | 373 | Mary Rack | NATO (GBR) | W55 | 82:30 | +50:42 |
| 42nd | 2494 | Heather Walton | SLOW (GBR) | W55 | 83:04 | +51:16 |
| 43rd | 1195 | Carolyn Dent | BOK (GBR) | W55 | 89:42 | +57:54 |
| 44th | 1322 | Iris Hohberg | ASG Teutoburger Wald (GER) | W55 | 92:02 | +60:14 |
| 45th | 1026 | Helen Nisbet | SMOC (GBR) | W55 | 110:08 | +78:20 |
| 46th | 584 | Fiona Johnston | RR (GBR) | W55 | 114:46 | +82:58 |
| 976 | Adele Appleby | QO (GBR) | W55 | m4-13 | ||