What is a callod? it is used in the place of cemetery

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I'm looking at a source doc and I see on several entries where the word cemetery or graveyard should be, the word "callod."  I think I've spelled it correctly.  mid 17th century England.  Anyone have an idea what this word might be?

https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/f/fa/Lanckford-2.pdf

The second entry I believe says:

"William Lanckford of the Parish of Rumbaldsweek died the first of the (11?)th month dated September 1665. Was Buried the next day, in that "callod?" [St.] Michael's Lytten In Pancras Parish without the east gate of this day of Chichester in the County of Sussex."

Also curious to know what a Lytten is:

The place today is now called Litten Park (Lytten).

WikiTree profile: William Lanckford
in Genealogy Help by SJ Baty G2G Astronaut (1.2m points)

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Looking at some of the other records on the same page I am wondering if it might just be «called».
by Lynda Crackett G2G6 Pilot (673k points)
selected by SJ Baty
doh!  of course!  I think that's it.

Looking at 17th century handwriting for an hour and its hard to tell the letters for the words, words for the sentences.
I think he just forgot to write the word "place."

Yepp, Easy to go cross-eyed when looking at those images smiley

SJ, Thanks for the best answer star.
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St Michael's Lighten is mentioned here

https://www.chichester.co.uk/news/history-of-lavant-bursting-its-banks-and-flooding-city-1-1503470

No idea what it was.  Maybe a field.  They all had names and they were often peculiar.

by Living Horace G2G6 Pilot (634k points)

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