4km 110m
| Pos | No. | Name | Club/Country | Age Class | Time | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 489 | Stella Lewsley | BL (GBR) | W60 | 50:02 | |
| 2nd | 1661 | Arlette Piguet | OL Zimmerberg (SUI) | W60 | 50:13 | +0:11 |
| 3rd | 553 | Judy Burge | LOC (GBR) | W60 | 50:24 | +0:22 |
| 4th | 1619 | Jackie Hallett | BOK (GBR) | W60 | 52:08 | +2:06 |
| 5th | 1461 | Diane Leakey | SLOW (GBR) | W60 | 53:47 | +3:45 |
| 6th | 1754 | Bjørg Svanberg | Røyken o-lag (NOR) | W60 | 57:58 | +7:56 |
| 7th | 549 | Brigitte Brand | OLG Bern (SUI) | W60 | 59:43 | +9:41 |
| 8th | 1200 | Liz Potterton | CLARO (GBR) | W60 | 60:25 | +10:23 |
| 9th | 153 | Karen Clark | EBOR (GBR) | W60 | 60:37 | +10:35 |
| 10th | 180 | Jill Smith | EBOR (GBR) | W60 | 60:44 | +10:42 |
| Championship time 62:33 | ||||||
| Gold time 63:34 | ||||||
| 11th | 2283 | Edit Daniel | HSE Budapest (HUN) | W60 | 63:58 | +13:56 |
| 12th | 331 | Camille Cuche | CARE-VEVEY (SUI) | W60 | 67:10 | +17:08 |
| 13th | 1906 | Judith Evans | HOC (GBR) | W60 | 69:04 | +19:02 |
| 14th | 790 | Jan Kersel | ECKO (GBR) | W60 | 71:16 | +21:14 |
| 15th | 145 | Carol House | SO (GBR) | W60 | 71:18 | +21:16 |
| 16th | 1690 | Amelia Petrie | CLYDE (GBR) | W60 | 71:20 | +21:18 |
| 17th | 3000 | Jane Archer | SN (GBR) | W60 | 71:38 | +21:36 |
| 18th | 258 | Marcia Bradbury | SYO (GBR) | W60 | 73:14 | +23:12 |
| 19th | 1202 | Pauline McAdam | RR (GBR) | W60 | 73:19 | +23:17 |
| 20th | 1297 | Annie Sanderson | OrienteeringTaranaki (NZL) | W60 | 73:39 | +23:37 |
| 21st | 1969 | Ella Bowles | DEVON (GBR) | W60 | 74:17 | +24:15 |
| 22nd | 1653 | Gill Harrington | SYO (GBR) | W60 | 75:29 | +25:27 |
| 23rd | 558 | Maggie Roach | SLOW (GBR) | W60 | 75:54 | +25:52 |
| Silver time 76:17 | ||||||
| 24th | 52 | Julia Prudhoe | Central Coast (AUS) | W60 | 78:25 | +28:23 |
| 25th | 1298 | Kathy Haynes | SLOW (GBR) | W60 | 78:49 | +28:47 |
| 26th | 835 | Joy Irvine | DEE (GBR) | W60 | 79:24 | +29:22 |
| 27th | 2272 | Gill Browne | LOC (GBR) | W60 | 82:09 | +32:07 |
| 28th | 629 | Pat Moody | DEE (GBR) | W60 | 82:53 | +32:51 |
| 29th | 371 | Rosie Wych | QO (GBR) | W60 | 84:27 | +34:25 |
| 30th | 1094 | Valerie Belton | CLYDE (GBR) | W60 | 85:42 | +35:40 |
| 31st | 2007 | Christine Jepson | SO (GBR) | W60 | 86:50 | +36:48 |
| n/c | 942 | Catherine Rooney | RR (GBR) | W55 | 87:29 | |
| 32nd | 1468 | Jean Fitzgerald | SAX (GBR) | W65 | 89:25 | +39:23 |
| 33rd | 1311 | Jill Cochrane | SROC (GBR) | W60 | 89:41 | +39:39 |
| 34th | 327 | Margi Freemantle | Yarra Valley OC (AUS) | W60 | 91:15 | +41:13 |
| 35th | 2415 | Linda Hayles | EPOC (GBR) | W60 | 100:14 | +50:12 |
| Bronze time 101:42 | ||||||
| 36th | 856 | Helen Kelsey | BOK (GBR) | W60 | 103:13 | +53:11 |
| 37th | 768 | Jane Stew | OD (GBR) | W60 | 107:47 | +57:45 |