4.8km 240m
| Pos | No. | Name | Club/Country | Age Class | Time | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1938 | Hazel Dean | FVO (GBR) | W55 | 47:37 | |
| 2nd | 1429 | Kari Christiansen | Sandefjord OK (NOR) | W55 | 48:17 | +0:40 |
| 3rd | 2143 | Rebekah Beadle | LOC (GBR) | W55 | 48:34 | +0:57 |
| 4th | 1081 | Vicky Thornton | MDOC (GBR) | W55 | 48:39 | +1:02 |
| 5th | 1657 | Carey Martin | AIRE (GBR) | W55 | 51:27 | +3:50 |
| 6th | 2214 | Julia Laverack | WAROC (GBR) | W55 | 52:06 | +4:29 |
| 7th | 695 | Lindsey Bayles | LOC (GBR) | W55 | 52:08 | +4:31 |
| 8th | 1088 | Joyce Marshall | AIRE (GBR) | W55 | 54:30 | +6:53 |
| 9th | 460 | Annette Bonde | Ballerup OK (DEN) | W55 | 54:56 | +7:19 |
| 10th | 651 | Chris McLeod | ESOC (GBR) | W55 | 56:28 | +8:51 |
| 11th | 1128 | Joanne Taylor | SROC (GBR) | W55 | 56:31 | +8:54 |
| 12th | 907 | Anne Burbidge | WCOC (GBR) | W55 | 58:55 | +11:18 |
| 13th | 556 | Christine Goulding | BL (GBR) | W55 | 59:16 | +11:39 |
| Championship time 59:31 | ||||||
| 14th | 988 | Mary Ockenden | SROC (GBR) | W55 | 59:34 | +11:57 |
| 15th | 903 | Anne Løver | Stord Orientering (NOR) | W55 | 59:41 | +12:04 |
| 16th | 301 | Jill Blount | SO (GBR) | W55 | 59:49 | +12:12 |
| Gold time 60:21 | ||||||
| 17th | 170 | Jaana Eronen | Pihkaniskat (FIN) | W55 | 61:31 | +13:54 |
| 18th | 1421 | Helen Errington | HH (GBR) | W55 | 61:43 | +14:06 |
| 19th | 2085 | Heather Wood | GEN (IRL) | W55 | 62:35 | +14:58 |
| 20th | 721 | Janet Adams | SYO (GBR) | W55 | 63:50 | +16:13 |
| 21st | 1849 | Kath Denton | GO (GBR) | W55 | 63:54 | +16:17 |
| 22nd | 65 | Helen Lloyd | NOR (GBR) | W55 | 65:29 | +17:52 |
| 23rd | 48 | Karen Quickfall | SROC (GBR) | W55 | 66:37 | +19:00 |
| 24th | 933 | Sian Calow | DEE (GBR) | W55 | 70:19 | +22:42 |
| 25th | 1681 | Fiona Clough | BKO (GBR) | W55 | 71:35 | +23:58 |
| Silver time 72:26 | ||||||
| 26th | 1771 | Ann Cummings | WCOC (GBR) | W55 | 73:18 | +25:41 |
| 27th | 1263 | Dawn Williamson | DEVON (GBR) | W55 | 73:20 | +25:43 |
| 28th | 2457 | Morag McIntyre | INT (GBR) | W55 | 73:41 | +26:04 |
| 29th | 1352 | Nicola Hart | DVO (GBR) | W55 | 73:44 | +26:07 |
| 30th | 1591 | Helen Smethurst | PFO (GBR) | W55 | 75:09 | +27:32 |
| 31st | 143 | Gill Adams | AIRE (GBR) | W55 | 75:29 | +27:52 |
| 32nd | 373 | Mary Rack | NATO (GBR) | W55 | 75:42 | +28:05 |
| 33rd | 662 | Adele Newall | KERNO (GBR) | W55 | 77:57 | +30:20 |
| 34th | 1605 | Debby Warren | NN (GBR) | W55 | 78:49 | +31:12 |
| 35th | 1664 | Anne Tynegate | BADO (GBR) | W55 | 79:06 | +31:29 |
| 36th | 865 | Elizabeth Bales | POTOC (GBR) | W55 | 79:12 | +31:35 |
| 37th | 1026 | Helen Nisbet | SMOC (GBR) | W55 | 81:11 | +33:34 |
| 38th | 1238 | Angie Hulley | AIRE (GBR) | W55 | 81:16 | +33:39 |
| 39th | 977 | Janet Evans | NOC (GBR) | W55 | 84:22 | +36:45 |
| 40th | 1195 | Carolyn Dent | BOK (GBR) | W55 | 85:24 | +37:47 |
| 41st | 1598 | Jane Lambert | SO (GBR) | W55 | 85:58 | +38:21 |
| 42nd | 1489 | Hazel Hindle | MDOC (GBR) | W55 | 88:24 | +40:47 |
| 43rd | 2304 | Gwen Tanner | BOK (GBR) | W55 | 88:49 | +41:12 |
| 44th | 297 | Annick Rouserez | ASUB Orientation (BEL) | W55 | 94:12 | +46:35 |
| Bronze time 96:34 | ||||||
| 45th | 2494 | Heather Walton | SLOW (GBR) | W55 | 101:17 | +53:40 |
| 46th | 1076 | Jacky Dakin | SYO (GBR) | W55 | 103:29 | +55:52 |
| 47th | 584 | Fiona Johnston | RR (GBR) | W55 | 109:30 | +61:53 |
| 48th | 1322 | Iris Hohberg | ASG Teutoburger Wald (GER) | W55 | 112:45 | +65:08 |
| 49th | 9 | Penny Marsh | SO (GBR) | W55 | 119:48 | +72:11 |
| 697 | Louise Dunn | LOC (GBR) | W55 | w11 | ||
| 642 | Mary Adams | WCH (GBR) | W55 | m9 | ||