Katesbridge
![Crossing over the GNR bridge into Katesbridge.](/Images/godic/202501/22/Entering_Katesbridge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_15596660627.jpg")
Katesbridge is a small hamlet in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Shannaghan, just off the main route from Castlewellan to Banbridge, and 4.3 miles (7km) north of Rathfriland. The River Bann flows by the hamlet. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 135 people. It lies within the Banbridge District.