4.6km 285m
| Pos | Name | Club/Country | Age Class | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alice Bedwell | BOK (GBR) | W55 | 52:02 |
| 2nd | Liz Campbell | WAROC (GBR) | W60 | 52:33 |
| 3rd | Jackie Hallett | BOK (GBR) | W55 | 54:16 |
| 4th | Jane Morgan | SOC (GBR) | W55 | 55:16 |
| 5th | Alison Harding | HH (GBR) | W55 | 55:56 |
| 6th | Charlotte Somers-Cocks | LOC (GBR) | W55 | 58:37 |
| 7th | Jane Halliday | MOR (GBR) | W55 | 59:38 |
| 8th | Carol Edwards | TVOC (GBR) | W55 | 59:42 |
| 9th | Margaret Reynolds | SBOC (GBR) | W55 | 59:57 |
| 10th | Lindsey Bayles | LOC (GBR) | W55 | 63:47 |
| 11th | Elisabeth Dickson | BAOC (GBR) | W55 | 67:05 |
| 12th | Janet Cronk | WAOC (GBR) | W55 | 67:49 |
| 13th | Jill Blount | SO (GBR) | W55 | 67:58 |
| 14th | Mary Ockenden | SROC (GBR) | W55 | 68:11 |
| 15th | Helen Errington  |
HH (GBR) | W55 | 69:22 |
| 16th | Jackie Chapman | LOC (GBR) | W55 | 70:46 |
| 17th | Anita Karlsson | OK Södertörn (SWE) | W55 | 70:50 |
| 18th | Janet Evans | NOC (GBR) | W55 | 70:56 |
| 19th | Joyce Marshall | AIRE (GBR) | W55 | 71:38 |
| 20th | Melanie Bradley | WCOC (GBR) | W55 | 71:53 |
| 21st | Julie Couch | EPOC (GBR) | W55 | 72:43 |
| 22nd | Judy Burge | LOC (GBR) | W55 | 72:51 |
| 23rd | Karen Jones | SLOW (GBR) | W55 | 73:07 |
| 24th | Sari Jetsonen | SJJ (FIN) | W55 | 73:12 |
| 25th | Lindsey Knox | RR (GBR) | W55 | 75:26 |
| 26th | Ann Cummings | WCOC (GBR) | W55 | 76:15 |
| 27th | Gabi Shanahan | BAOC (GBR) | W55 | 76:20 |
| 28th | Jane Lambert | SO (GBR) | W55 | 76:41 |
| 29th | Lucy Paton | SN (GBR) | W55 | 77:40 |
| 30th | Elizabeth Deane | CorkO (IRL) | W55 | 79:08 |
| 31st | Carina Berger-Svensson | Motala AIF OL (SWE) | W55 | 79:17 |
| 32nd | Adele Newall | KERNO (GBR) | W55 | 79:56 |
| 33rd | Valerie Gilleard | AIRE (GBR) | W55 | 82:12 |
| 34th | Marcia Bradbury | SYO (GBR) | W55 | 83:04 |
| 35th | Helen Lloyd | NOR (GBR) | W55 | 84:10 |
| 36th | Debbie Watson | WCOC (GBR) | W55 | 84:36 |
| 37th | Sarah Howes | SAX (GBR) | W55 | 85:06 |
| 38th | Mary Adams | WCH (GBR) | W55 | 86:02 |
| 39th | Jacqueline Embrey | DEE (GBR) | W55 | 86:18 |
| 40th | Marie-Anne Fischer | TVOC (GBR) | W55 | 86:53 |
| 41st | Gwen Tanner | BOK (GBR) | W55 | 89:09 |
| 42nd | Bernie O' Boyle | CNOC (IRL) | W55 | 89:35 |
| 43rd | Deborah Goodwin | WCOC (GBR) | W55 | 90:13 |
| 44th | Carol Prosser | BAOC (GBR) | W55 | 90:31 |
| 45th | Grete Berntsen | Måren OK (NOR) | W55 | 93:21 |
| 46th | Gill Harrington | SYO (GBR) | W55 | 94:00 |
| 47th | Mary Rack | NATO (GBR) | W55 | 95:27 |
| 48th | Louise Dunn | EBOR (GBR) | W55 | 97:00 |
| 49th | Val Johnson | DVO (GBR) | W55 | 98:22 |
| 50th | Gill Adams | AIRE (GBR) | W55 | 102:31 |
| 51st | Helen Kelsey | BOK (GBR) | W55 | 107:46 |
| 52nd | Curran Mary | Cork Orienteering Club (IRL) | W55 | 110:09 |
| 53rd | Gill Sharp | SN (GBR) | W55 | 112:00 |
| 54th | Jane Stew | OD (GBR) | W55 | 123:15 |
| 55th | Judy Leslie | MOR (GBR) | W55 | 148:24 |
| m5 | Vicky Thornton | MDOC (GBR) | W55 | 58:48 |
| m1-5 m8-9 m14-15 m17-18 | Frances Hoare | ERYRI (GBR) | W55 | 69:59 |
| m1-21 | Kathy Haynes | SLOW (GBR) | W55 | 90:25 |
| m16-19 | Deborah Mays | WIM (GBR) | W55 | 126:24 |