Caroline Mary Barron OBE (née Hogarth; born 1940)[1] is a British retired medieval historian.
She was named president of the British Association For Local History in June 2016, succeeding David Hey.
[5] She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to education.
[6] Barron is the granddaughter of David George Hogarth, a noted archaeologist and decorated naval intelligence officer.
In 1962, the then Caroline Hogarth married John Barron (1934–2008), a classical scholar and later Master of St Peter's College, Oxford.