4.2km 135m
| Pos | No. | Name | Club | Country | Age Class | Time | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3683 | Ann Nilsson | MARKARYDS FK | SWE |
W55 | 51:07 | |
| 2nd | 3223 | Christine Goulding | BL | GBR |
W55 | 54:37 | +3:30 |
| 3rd | 1542 | Fiona Hendrie | FVO | SCO |
W55 | 54:39 | +3:32 |
| 4th | 1388 | Johanna Cleary | LOC | GBR |
W55 | 55:19 | +4:12 |
| 5th | 1887 | Alison Cunningham | ESOC | GBR |
W55 | 55:23 | +4:16 |
| 6th | 3017 | Åsa Kindlundh | Alfta-Ösa OK | SWE |
W55 | 57:44 | +6:37 |
| 7th | 1730 | Heather Fellbaum | FVO | GBR |
W55 | 58:16 | +7:09 |
| 8th | 2455 | Joyce Marshall | AIRE | GBR |
W55 | 58:57 | +7:50 |
| 9th | 1729 | Vicky Thornton | FVO | GBR |
W55 | 58:59 | +7:52 |
| 10th | 2228 | Eija Sipponen | Paimion Rasti | FIN |
W55 | 60:37 | +9:30 |
| 11th | 2917 | Lindsey King | AIRE | GBR |
W55 | 61:08 | +10:01 |
| 12th | 3788 | Jane Ackland | INT | GBR |
W55 | 61:31 | +10:24 |
| 13th | 2929 | Ingrid Sandvoll | GNEIST | NOR |
W55 | 63:12 | +12:05 |
| 14th | 2200 | Heather Cairns | LVO | NI |
W55 | 63:25 | +12:18 |
| 15th | 2284 | Tricia Alston | INT | GBR |
W55 | 63:27 | +12:20 |
| 16th | 2147 | Louise Longhurst | FVO | GBR |
W55 | 63:55 | +12:48 |
| 17th | 1670 | Louise Dunn | LOC | GBR |
W55 | 64:33 | +13:26 |
| 18th | 1539 | Lindsey Bayles | LOC | GBR |
W55 | 64:49 | +13:42 |
| 19th | 2071 | Britt Karlsen | Askøy O-lag | NOR |
W55 | 65:21 | +14:14 |
| 20th | 2037 | Helen Errington | HH | GBR |
W55 | 65:53 | +14:46 |
| 21st | 1926 | Peggy Dickison | QOC | USA |
W55 | 67:11 | +16:04 |
| 22nd | 1286 | Jill Emmerson | OD | GBR |
W55 | 67:18 | +16:11 |
| 23rd | 2742 | Anne Loever | Stord Orientering | NOR |
W55 | 67:38 | +16:31 |
| Championship time 68:16 | |||||||
| Gold time 68:35 | |||||||
| 24th | 1551 | Lesley Gomersall | GRAMP | GBR |
W55 | 70:08 | +19:01 |
| 25th | 1240 | Susan Skinner | WCOC | ENG |
W55 | 70:27 | +19:20 |
| 26th | 1454 | Silvia Zemp Campana | ASCO Lugano | SUI |
W55 | 70:54 | +19:47 |
| 27th | 3454 | Sue Russell | DVO | GBR |
W55 | 70:56 | +19:49 |
| 28th | 2029 | Joanna Parr | Big Foot | AUS |
W55 | 71:56 | +20:49 |
| 29th | 2559 | Karen Quickfall | SROC | GBR |
W55 | 73:14 | +22:07 |
| 30th | 2448 | Heather Wood | GEN | IRL |
W55 | 73:16 | +22:09 |
| 31st | 1398 | Arsac-England Sally | Altaïr C.O. | BEL |
W55 | 73:34 | +22:27 |
| 32nd | 2311 | Joy Cameron | BOF | GBR |
W55 | 73:47 | +22:40 |
| 33rd | 2754 | Judith Wood | PFO | GBR |
W55 | 74:53 | +23:46 |
| 34th | 3236 | Adele Newall | KERNO | GBR |
W55 | 74:57 | +23:50 |
| 35th | 2622 | Gabi Shanahan | BAOC | GBR |
W55 | 75:12 | +24:05 |
| 36th | 1709 | Susanne Thomsen | HAGI | DEN |
W55 | 75:36 | +24:29 |
| 37th | 1732 | Caroline Mackenzie | CLOK | GBR |
W55 | 75:47 | +24:40 |
| 38th | 1131 | Helen Pedley | EPOC | ENG |
W55 | 77:43 | +26:36 |
| 39th | 3430 | Alison Smith | TVOC | GBR |
W55 | 78:59 | +27:52 |
| 40th | 1089 | Jill Blount | SO | GBR |
W55 | 79:19 | +28:12 |
| 41st | 3256 | Julia Laverack | WAROC | ENG |
W55 | 79:51 | +28:44 |
| 42nd | 1262 | Gill Lock | SBOC | GBR |
W55 | 81:40 | +30:33 |
| Silver time 82:18 | |||||||
| 43rd | 1055 | Penny Marsh | SO | GBR |
W55 | 82:38 | +31:31 |
| 44th | 2074 | Anne Burbidge | WCOC | GBR |
W55 | 82:46 | +31:39 |
| 45th | 2525 | Trine Raaen | Aker Brygge Orienter | NOR |
W55 | 83:30 | +32:23 |
| 46th | 3040 | Sally Gilliver | MDOC | GBR |
W55 | 86:09 | +35:02 |
| 47th | 1129 | Marie-Anne Fischer | TVOC | GBR |
W55 | 86:10 | +35:03 |
| 48th | 1223 | Elizabeth Bales | POTOC | GBR |
W55 | 86:33 | +35:26 |
| 49th | 1994 | Ann Haley | INT | GBR |
W55 | 88:05 | +36:58 |
| 50th | 1167 | Angie Hulley | AIRE | ENG |
W55 | 89:40 | +38:33 |
| 51st | 2668 | Julie Murphy | LVO | IRL |
W55 | 93:07 | +42:00 |
| 52nd | 2601 | Gwen Tanner | BOK | GBR |
W55 | 93:57 | +42:50 |
| 53rd | 2046 | Carolyn Dent | BOK | GBR |
W55 | 94:23 | +43:16 |
| 54th | 2730 | Vanessa Smith | Kulgun 225 (KOW) | AUS |
W55 | 94:49 | +43:42 |
| 55th | 1237 | Sally Wilkinson | SUFFOC | GBR |
W55 | 95:20 | +44:13 |
| 56th | 2292 | Anne Tynegate | BADO | CYM |
W55 | 95:46 | +44:39 |
| 57th | 2218 | Helen Rollins | CCR Roma | ITA |
W55 | 97:00 | +45:53 |
| 58th | 2830 | Debby Warren | NN | GBR |
W55 | 98:30 | +47:23 |
| 59th | 2489 | Gilly Kirkwood | INVOC | SCO |
W55 | 99:11 | +48:04 |
| 60th | 2621 | Ali White | Kerno | GBR |
W55 | 101:23 | +50:16 |
| 61st | 2854 | Nicola Hart | DVO | GBR |
W55 | 104:58 | +53:51 |
| 62nd | 3763 | Kate Thomas | CLYDE | GBR |
W55 | 107:57 | +56:50 |
| Bronze time 109:44 | |||||||
| 63rd | 1281 | Hazel Hindle | MDOC | ENG |
W55 | 111:19 | +60:12 |
| 64th | 1983 | Jacky Dakin | SYO | ENG |
W55 | 112:06 | +60:59 |
| 65th | 3700 | Helen Hardie | STAG | GBR |
W55 | 112:45 | +61:38 |
| 66th | 2774 | Deborah Goodwin | WCOC | GBR |
W55 | 113:30 | +62:23 |
| 67th | 1868 | Caz Dudley | MAROC | SCO |
W55 | 116:04 | +64:57 |
| 68th | 1748 | Helen Livesey | LOC | GBR |
W55 | 116:53 | +65:46 |
| 69th | 3632 | Heather Walton | SLOW | GBR |
W55 | 123:31 | +72:24 |
| 70th | 1931 | Catrina Forbes | Marlborough | NZL |
W55 | 124:41 | +73:34 |
| 71st | 2127 | Kim Liggett | NGOC | GBR |
W55 | 125:40 | +74:33 |
| 72nd | 3205 | Judy Leslie | GBR |
W55 | 129:48 | +78:41 | |
| 73rd | 3495 | Veronica Vargas | INVOC | SCO |
W55 | 130:32 | +79:25 |
| 74th | 1066 | Nina Lokoen Knudsen | GNEIST | NOR |
W55 | 153:18 | +102:11 |
| 75th | 1196 | Diana Bridger | ORIENTACTION | CYP |
W55 | 158:27 | +107:20 |
| 3681 | Hazel Dean | FVO | GBR |
W55 | m8-11 m14 | ||
| 1664 | Ginny Hudson | NGOC | GBR |
W55 | m5 m8-12 m14 | ||